December 7 NYC mayor-elect tells residents how to resist ICE agents knocking at their door in new video NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani releases comprehensive video guide on immigrant rights during ICE encounters, pledging to protect city's 3 million immigrants.
December 5 Mamdani breaks with Adams, vows NYC will stop clearing homeless encampments in January NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani vows to end homeless encampment sweeps that Eric Adams started, citing failed results and lack of housing connections.
December 4 Mamdani says NYPD commissioner apologized after her brother called him 'enemy' of the Jewish people at gala NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch apologized to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's team after her brother reportedly called him an "enemy" of the Jewish people at a Manhattan charity dinner.
December 3 Adams issues orders blocking NYC from boycotting Israel as clash with Mamdani grows NYC Mayor Eric Adams signs orders blocking BDS movement funding and boosting synagogue protection before leaving office in challenge to successor.
December 2 Young progressive beats out establishment candidate in Jersey City mayoral race, echoing Mamdani Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey loses Jersey City mayoral runoff to councilman James Solomon, marking another failed political comeback attempt.
December 2 Carville says Mamdani victory not bellwether, warns NYC is ‘not the center of the political universe’ Strategist James Carville cautioned that the Democratic Party's national message is likely to be more moderate, arguing people put too much stock in New York elections.
December 2 Mamdani dodges questions on whether Chuck Schumer should be ousted, jokes how he looks like his dad New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani avoided answering questions about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's leadership during a podcast interview.
December 1 Mamdani taps disgraced activist who said 'one day we can abolish police' to key public safety committee Socialist New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed Tamika Mallory, an ex-Women’s March organizer who resigned over allegations of antisemitism, to his transition team.
December 1 Mamdani-appointed NYC professor who wrote book on ending policing now tasked with shaping community safety NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appoints Brooklyn College sociology professor Alex Vitale, author of "The End of Policing," to his transition team.
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