#ZohranMamdani Has Quickly Gotten Down to Business

If Mamdani succeeds, he will do more than improve working-class New Yorkers’ circumstances. He will lay to rest the axiomatic American belief that efficiency and innovation belong to the private sector and the governments most deferential to it.

#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/mamdani-executive-orders-housing-childcare

#ZohranMamdani Has Quickly Gotten Down to Business

If Mamdani succeeds, he will do more than improve working-class New Yorkers’ circumstances. He will lay to rest the axiomatic American belief that efficiency and innovation belong to the private sector and the governments most deferential to it.

#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/mamdani-executive-orders-housing-childcare

Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies

The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscape

#ZohranMamdani has eschewed turning the city into the forewarned dystopian nightmare in favor of making progress on campaign promises like housing and rent, while also conducting minor municipal repairs.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/zohran-mamdani-new-york-10-days

Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies

The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscape

#ZohranMamdani has eschewed turning the city into the forewarned dystopian nightmare in favor of making progress on campaign promises like housing and rent, while also conducting minor municipal repairs.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/zohran-mamdani-new-york-10-days

#ZohranMamdani Has More Jewish Support Than You Think

Mamdani, similar to his progressive predecessors, enters office with powerful opposition. Jewish Democrats, split between Mamdani and Cuomo in both the Democratic primary and general election, will remain a crucial bellwether for the mayor, as he embarks on the left’s most ambitious executive project in generations. Once upon a time, the coalition that came together against Mamdani—the ultra-wealthy, pro-Israel forces, ideological moderates, older working-class Democrats, and Republicans—would have easily carried the political day in New York City. Now, as a new day dawns, they have been reduced to a loud minority.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://substack.com/home/post/p-183570559?source=queue

Governor Hochul Joins the Mamdanissance

The governor backs the mayor on child care

On Thursday afternoon Governor Hochul hitched her political future to Mamdani's, announcing that she was fully embracing the mayor's universal child care program. Phase one: $1.7 billion in proposed new funding, including $500 million for the first two years of Mamdani's plan to provide day care for two-year-olds, another $100 million to patch up 3-K enrollment in New York City, and hundreds of millions more to make universal pre-K a reality across the entire state by 2028, all of which would need to be approved as part of the state's budget process.

"This is the day that everything changes," Hochul told the crowd at the Flatbush YMCA, while standing next to the mayor. "Back in November, fresh off the election, we sat down—we had many conversations leading up to this. But we started talking about how we make this vision become reality, no longer a dream. I told him that whatever the City was ready to deliver, I would be his partner 100 percent of the way."

#MayorMamdani
#ZohranMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://hellgatenyc.com/governor-hochul-joins-the-mamdanissance/?ref=mamdanis-first-100-days-newsletter

RUN ZOHRAN RUN!: Inside #ZohranMamdani’s Sensational Campaign to Become New York City’s First Socialist Mayor

by THEODORE HAMM

OR Books

Grounded in firsthand knowledge of an insurgent campaign, Run Zohran Run! charts the unexpected rise of Zohran Mamdani and his victory in New York City’s 2025 Mayoral Democratic primary.

Mamdani’s straightforward platform—a rent freeze, free buses, universal childcare, and city-run grocery stores—cut through the noise of mainstream politics and resonated with working-class voters struggling in an increasingly unaffordable city.

A 33 year-old immigrant who openly identifies as a democratic socialist, Mamdani drew in Muslim and South Asian voters historically sidelined in city politics. His robust support for Palestinian rights upended traditional politics in New York City, where even the most liberal elected officials refuse to criticize Israel.

The campaign faced relentless institutional resistance—attacks from the New York Times, the New York Post, and vitriol from disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo and former mayor Michael Bloomberg—but it also demonstrated how Left campaigns can be won.

#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani

https://orbooks.com/catalog/run-zohran-run/?utm_source=OR+Books+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=e390ff3da8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_07_19_10_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-8a55449796-1204536813&mc_cid=e390ff3da8

#ZohranMamdani’s First New Media Press Conference as Mayor

#MayorMamdani, whose campaign relied so centrally on new media and content creators, holds his first press conference for members of the new media community. He has been answering the questions of mainstream media at sites around New York, where he has been making a flurry of announcements since his inauguration.
This was the first press conference devoted to the media channels by which many of his volunteers and supporters got much of their news about him.

#understandmamdani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mEGQY-Pvdg

Governor Hochul Joins the Mamdanissance

The governor backs the mayor on child care

On Thursday afternoon Governor Hochul hitched her political future to Mamdani's, announcing that she was fully embracing the mayor's universal child care program. Phase one: $1.7 billion in proposed new funding, including $500 million for the first two years of Mamdani's plan to provide day care for two-year-olds, another $100 million to patch up 3-K enrollment in New York City, and hundreds of millions more to make universal pre-K a reality across the entire state by 2028, all of which would need to be approved as part of the state's budget process.

"This is the day that everything changes," Hochul told the crowd at the Flatbush YMCA, while standing next to the mayor. "Back in November, fresh off the election, we sat down—we had many conversations leading up to this. But we started talking about how we make this vision become reality, no longer a dream. I told him that whatever the City was ready to deliver, I would be his partner 100 percent of the way."

#MayorMamdani
#ZohranMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://hellgatenyc.com/governor-hochul-joins-the-mamdanissance/?ref=mamdanis-first-100-days-newsletter

RUN ZOHRAN RUN!: Inside #ZohranMamdani’s Sensational Campaign to Become New York City’s First Socialist Mayor

by THEODORE HAMM

OR Books

Grounded in firsthand knowledge of an insurgent campaign, Run Zohran Run! charts the unexpected rise of Zohran Mamdani and his victory in New York City’s 2025 Mayoral Democratic primary.

Mamdani’s straightforward platform—a rent freeze, free buses, universal childcare, and city-run grocery stores—cut through the noise of mainstream politics and resonated with working-class voters struggling in an increasingly unaffordable city.

A 33 year-old immigrant who openly identifies as a democratic socialist, Mamdani drew in Muslim and South Asian voters historically sidelined in city politics. His robust support for Palestinian rights upended traditional politics in New York City, where even the most liberal elected officials refuse to criticize Israel.

The campaign faced relentless institutional resistance—attacks from the New York Times, the New York Post, and vitriol from disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo and former mayor Michael Bloomberg—but it also demonstrated how Left campaigns can be won.

#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani

https://orbooks.com/catalog/run-zohran-run/?utm_source=OR+Books+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=e390ff3da8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_07_19_10_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-8a55449796-1204536813&mc_cid=e390ff3da8

#ZohranMamdani’s First New Media Press Conference as Mayor

#MayorMamdani, whose campaign relied so centrally on new media and content creators, holds his first press conference for members of the new media community. He has been answering the questions of mainstream media at sites around New York, where he has been making a flurry of announcements since his inauguration.
This was the first press conference devoted to the media channels by which many of his volunteers and supporters got much of their news about him.

#understandmamdani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mEGQY-Pvdg

#ZohranMamdani Has More Jewish Support Than You Think

Mamdani, similar to his progressive predecessors, enters office with powerful opposition. Jewish Democrats, split between Mamdani and Cuomo in both the Democratic primary and general election, will remain a crucial bellwether for the mayor, as he embarks on the left’s most ambitious executive project in generations. Once upon a time, the coalition that came together against Mamdani—the ultra-wealthy, pro-Israel forces, ideological moderates, older working-class Democrats, and Republicans—would have easily carried the political day in New York City. Now, as a new day dawns, they have been reduced to a loud minority.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://substack.com/home/post/p-183570559?source=queue

#ZohranMamdani: “I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist”

Full text of #MayorMamdani's Inauguration Day speech

#UnderstandMamdani

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-address

#ZohranMamdani: “I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist”

Full text of #MayorMamdani's Inauguration Day speech

#UnderstandMamdani

https://jacobin.com/2026/01/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-address

"We're not supposed to like our mayor": NYC organisers celebrate Mamdani inauguration

New Yorkers are experiencing their new mayor differently. He seems to fall into a new category, bespeaking an unfamiliar, more inclusive and participatory way of conducting municipal politics.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani
#ZohranMamdani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idk1JawHExw

"We're not supposed to like our mayor": NYC organisers celebrate Mamdani inauguration

New Yorkers are experiencing their new mayor differently. He seems to fall into a new category, bespeaking an unfamiliar, more inclusive and participatory way of conducting municipal politics.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani
#ZohranMamdani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idk1JawHExw

Mamdani's First Executive Order As Mayor

Emma Fitzsimmons, NYT:

Mamdani announced two other executive orders in a press release: the first revokes prior executive orders issued after former Mayor Eric Adams’s indictment in September 2024 and reissues orders that Mamdani supports; the second sets the structure of his administration, including five deputy mayors.

Emma Goldberg, NYT:

Mamdani, explaining why he decided to revoke executive orders issued since Adams’s indictment in September 2024, says: “That was a date that marked a moment when many New Yorkers decided politics held nothing for them.”

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#UnderstandMamdani
#ZohranMamdani

Mamdani's First Executive Order As Mayor

Emma Fitzsimmons, NYT:

Mamdani announced two other executive orders in a press release: the first revokes prior executive orders issued after former Mayor Eric Adams’s indictment in September 2024 and reissues orders that Mamdani supports; the second sets the structure of his administration, including five deputy mayors.

Emma Goldberg, NYT:

Mamdani, explaining why he decided to revoke executive orders issued since Adams’s indictment in September 2024, says: “That was a date that marked a moment when many New Yorkers decided politics held nothing for them.”

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani
#ZohranMamdani

The Moral Imagination of Mamdani

[ #ZohranMamdani] doesn’t see socialism and government as the last stop before penury and poverty, as a way of catching people who would otherwise fall, as a safety net. He sees it as a launching pad, as a way of doing great things, all of us, together, cooperatively, and when necessary, through confrontation.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://coreyrobin.com/2026/01/01/the-moral-imagination-of-mamdani/

The Moral Imagination of Mamdani

[ #ZohranMamdani] doesn’t see socialism and government as the last stop before penury and poverty, as a way of catching people who would otherwise fall, as a safety net. He sees it as a launching pad, as a way of doing great things, all of us, together, cooperatively, and when necessary, through confrontation.

#MayorMamdani
#UnderstandMamdani

https://coreyrobin.com/2026/01/01/the-moral-imagination-of-mamdani/