On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
New York City Mayor
134 things Zohran Mamdani said, verbatim, from March 28, 2026 to October 16, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Disputes
“There is no justification for what we have seen today,”
PBS NewsHour ICE agent fires seven rounds into a New York car carrying a 5-year-old ›
Others on this question
“weaponized his vehicle and proceeded to accelerate, going towards other officers”
“Oscar chose to accelerate at a high rate of speed and ram two different vehicles as he was — as he appears to be going towards officers.”
Disputes
“They wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces. There is no reasonable way to identify them as ICE agents,”
BBC News ICE agent fires seven rounds into a New York car carrying a 5-year-old ›
Others on this question
Mullin said the officers identified themselves
Disputes
New York's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called the shooting an outrage.
PBS NewsHour ICE shoots a Bronx father in the neck with his 5-year-old in the car ›
Others on this question
According to Mullin, Belgal then “weaponized his vehicle” and accelerated toward the officers after striking two ICE vehicles, prompting the officers to open fire.
Supports
He demanded from the Trump administration that ICE stop its enforcement actions in New York City, he said.
The Guardian ICE agent fires seven rounds into a New York car carrying a 5-year-old ›
Others on this question
Mullin has said he will not pause enforcement.
Supports
“It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government however does and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.”
World Socialist Web Site Netanyahu uses his UN speech to call Mamdani New York's antisemitic mayor ›
Others on this question
“will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America”
Supports
Mamdani, a Democrat, responded this week that he loves the city and country and wants the anniversary to focus on victims’ families, first responders and New Yorkers who helped one another after the attacks, which he called a “horrific act of terror.”
Associated Press 9/11 turns 25 with Trump at the Pentagon, Vance at Ground Zero, and a fight over whether New York's Muslim mayor should attend ›
Others on this question
He also said Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani isn’t welcome at the ground zero memorial, and told attendees they should snub him.
Supports
“People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air,”
Fox News New York releases 170,000 pages on the air at Ground Zero, and a 2001 memo warned City Hall of 35,000 claims ›
Others on this question
“did the very best we could at the time with the knowledge we had”
“So to be fair to them, they only buried that information for 25 years,”
More on the record
As printed
“Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment,”
on tying US arms shipments to Israeli war crimes, in his Oct. 7 anniversary statement
CBS News Mamdani criticized for statement mourning Oct. 7 and condemning Israel ›
As printed
“As mayor, New York City would arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.”
World Socialist Web Site Netanyahu delivers genocidal tirade at the United Nations as Mamdani’s police arrest more than 100 protesters ›
As printed
“used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians”
USA Today Israel's Netanyahu lashes out at New York Mayor Mamdani in U.N. speech ›
As printed
“I have described him as I believe him to be: a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people,”
on Mamdani defending his renewed call for Netanyahu's arrest
CBN News Netanyahu in NYC to Address UN as Mamdani Repeats Call for His Arrest for 'Genocide' ›
As printed
“He is responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people, for the maiming of tens of thousands of children, as those who survive undergo amputation without anesthesia,”
As printed
“My interest in executing that warrant is not specific to Benjamin Netanyahu, but to anyone who they put a warrant towards for war crimes and crimes against humanity,”
As printed
“Netanyahu has had twice as many visits to the White House in 18 months as Churchill had in all of World War II—with every one of them a disaster for America First,”
on Netanyahu's frequent White House visits under Trump
As printed
“I want to be equally clear, Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large,”
on Netanyahu unwelcome as war criminal, lacking arrest authority
Associated Press Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of fomenting hate by calling for his arrest ›
As printed
“denying newborns even the chance to live”
As printed
“My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here,”
As printed
“[a] war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court. And what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years.”
The Algemeiner Why Does the Media Refuse to Expose Zohran Mamdani’s Threats to Arrest Netanyahu? ›
As printed
“The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant. And I want to be equally clear. Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.”
The Blaze Glenn Beck: How Mamdani is leading Democrats straight off a cliff ›
As printed
“It is from a universal politics that I can look at Oct. 7 and describe it for what it is, which is a horrific war crime, and I can also look at Benjamin Netanyahu and see the way that he’s orchestrated this genocide, and also deem him similarly to be a war criminal”
The Algemeiner Mamdani Dodges Question on Whether He Considers Oct. 7 a ‘Genocide’— Seems to Draws Equivalence Between Netanyahu and Hamas ›
As printed
“As human beings, we have spent generations building a shared understanding that there are crimes so grave they offend all of humanity. Anyone with their eyes, their heart, with their conscience should recognize the devastation he has wrought, and understand that he belongs before a court of law.”
Breitbart News Mamdani Breaks Promise to Far Left, Admits He Cannot Arrest Netanyahu ›
As printed
“My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here. It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant,”
Breitbart News Mamdani Breaks Promise to Far Left, Admits He Cannot Arrest Netanyahu ›
As printed
“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people”
on Mamdani's restatement of genocide charges despite backing down on arrest
The Forward Mamdani concedes he can’t arrest Netanyahu but urges U.S. to enforce International Criminal Court warrant ›
As printed
“He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the international criminal court, and what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these past many years.”
on Netanyahu's ICC war crimes charges and public support
Novara Media Mamdani Looking Into Arresting Netanyahu If He Visits New York ›
As printed
“I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,”
on Netanyahu's ICC war crimes case
The Algemeiner Trump Says Netanyahu ‘Will Not Be Arrested’ in Sharp Rebuke of NYC Mayor Mamdani ›
As printed
“We’re talking about the international criminal court and the fact that they have a warrant out for this prime minister’s arrest, and I think it’s important to talk about the weight that that has as a charge and that also, as the mayor of New York City, I’ll be following the laws of New York City.”
The Guardian ‘He’s a war criminal’: Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York ›
As printed
“The way I see it is equal rights for all people. And I think that that’s the truth for Israel. It’s the truth for any country in the world.”
on applying equal rights standards to Israel and other countries
As printed
“My use of the term is a broad use that speaks to the untenable nature of a status quo that is quite literally starving people in this city, all in the name of sustaining something that we simply cannot defend any longer.”
on defending his 'monsters' description of AIPAC amid criticism from Jewish allies
The Forward Some of Mamdani’s Jewish allies criticize his use of ‘monsters’ to describe AIPAC ›
As printed
“When I am speaking about AIPAC, I’m speaking about an organization that has been supportive of the status quo, that has fought any attempt to actually deliver safety to people, not just in Palestine, but frankly, through much of the region, and it is a status quo for immorality,”
on defending his AIPAC criticism after being accused of antisemitism
CNN Mamdani defends criticism of AIPAC after being accused of antisemitism ›
As printed
“I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn’t be attending the parade, and I’ve made my views on the Israeli government abundantly clear,”
As printed
“Solidarity with a government that is committing genocide is a very different thing than a question of solidarity with people of a specific faith,”
on skipping the Israel Day Parade in protest of the Israeli government
Truthout Mamdani Defends Skipping Israel Day Parade as Action Against Israeli Government ›
As printed
“That meeting did not take place, it will not take place and I did not know about it until there was a press inquiry regarding it,”
on a Mamdani official's planned meeting with Iran's envoy being blocked
Latest Political News on Fox News Mamdani official's planned meeting with Iran envoy shut down by State Department ›
As printed
“What could be a better example of what the people of the district want to see versus what the people of the district have been forced to experience, which is tens of billions of dollars being spent at a national level to bomb children overseas, while children in our own districts are struggling.”
on federal war spending versus struggling children in his district
The Forward Mamdani touts ‘Babies not Bombs’ messaging after flexing political muscle in the New York primaries ›
As printed
“We have been intentional about enforcing the laws on the books so that we are putting money back into the pockets of working New Yorkers.”
As printed
“to afford child care for a two-year-old, as a family you need to make $334,000. That is an extraordinary amount of money.”
As printed
“We are not looking to compete with bodegas or grocery stores when it comes to their ability to survive. What we’re looking to do is to provide affordability that is guaranteed to New Yorkers,”
on his proposed city-run grocery stores in New York
Breitbart News Breitbart Business Digest: The Fatal Economics of Mamdani’s Government Grocery Stores ›
As printed
“We know that a lot of what drives revenue for these bodegas, grocery stores, those are things that make it possible for them to continue to operate. Those are not things we have any interest in competing for,”
on Mamdani's plan for city-run grocery stores to undercut supermarkets by 30%
The Blaze Socialist Mamdani says city-run grocery stores will undercut supermarkets by 30% ›
As printed
“And what I have in common with leaders of those sectors — even amid disagreements, because I believe that we can raise taxes a little bit more on the wealthiest New Yorkers — what brings us together is both a belief in the city and a commitment to its continued vitality.”
on Mamdani's outreach to Wall Street despite pushing to tax wealthy New Yorkers more
Fox News Mamdani doubles down on democratic socialism while insisting Wall Street, business leaders can work with him ›
As printed
“For years, companies have built their business model around making it harder for working people to hold onto their money,”
As printed
“When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich. Today, we’re taxing the rich.”
As printed
“Whether it’s hidden fees that suddenly appear at checkout or subscriptions that take one click to sign up for and a dozen steps to cancel, the result is the same: Working people pay more while corporations profit. That ends now. If you can sign up with one click, you can cancel with one click.”
Truthout Mamdani Unveils New Rule to Crack Down on Junk Fees and Subscription Scams ›
As printed
“We see the wealthiest country in the history of the world – one where children go to sleep hungry while the world’s first trillionaire hungers for more.”
As printed
“Working people are struggling across the country”
Associated Press Mamdani’s success in New York tests Democratic Party’s willingness to change ›
As printed
“Now, some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, the government cannot keep up with corporations,”
As printed
“We know that after housing, the cost of childcare is what is pushing working families out of this city.”
As printed
“I feel like free childcare is very important. Sometimes, us women, we can’t really go forward because we don’t have nobody to help us take care of our kids.”
on Mamdani's push for free childcare under his $36,000 per child program
Breitbart News Video: Mamdani Recruits ‘Wet Ass P**sy’ Rapper Cardi B to Promote $36,000 Per Child ‘2-K’ Program ›
As printed
“When a worker earns a wage, they deserve to be paid that wage — not tomorrow, not after a lawsuit, but on time and in full”
Truthout NYC Announces Largest Food Delivery Worker Settlement Ever Reached in US ›
As printed
“irreplaceable champion of the working class”
Jacobin Dolly Parton Used Her Voice to Tell Working-Class Stories ›
As printed
“For years, delivery apps buried the tip button to pad their own bottom line, and delivery workers paid the price,”
As printed
“We will use every single tool at our disposal, including seizing buildings from slumlords, to ensure that each and every New Yorker is given what is their right, a safe place to call their home.”
As printed
“This pied-à-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich, those who store their wealth in New York City real estate, but who don’t actually live here. But even so, they’re able to reap the huge financial rewards owning property in, dare I say, the greatest city in the world,”
on his tax targeting wealthy non-resident property owners
Breitbart News Judge Blocks Mamdani’s Pied-a-Terre Tax Rollout After NYC Homeowners Sue ›
As printed
“If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5M, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because you've got mail. Today, we sent notification letters to property owners, letting them know that our new pied-à-terre tax is coming soon,”
Fox News Mamdani slow to respond to suspected antisemitic stabbing as Hochul, other NY officials condemn attack ›
As printed
“The Rental Ripoff hearings showed us something that every tenant already knows: when landlords neglect their buildings, New Yorkers are left with no heat, kitchens overrun with cockroaches, mold, and broken elevators,”
Jacobin Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall Wants to Build Tenant Unions ›
As printed
“When neighbors organize, they have the power to hold bad landlords accountable and win safe, dignified housing. ‘Talk to Tenants’ is about empowering New Yorkers to build that power one conversation, one building, and one block at a time.”
on launching 'Talk to Tenants' to help New Yorkers organize against bad landlords
Jacobin Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall Wants to Build Tenant Unions ›
As printed
“When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich. … Well, today we're taxing the rich. This pied-à-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich,”
As printed
“At Rental Ripoff Hearings across the five boroughs, we heard from thousands of New Yorkers living with mold that was never treated, pests that were never addressed and fees that were never explained. Listening was only the first step,”
Fox News Mamdani ripped over 'freak show' news conference where eviction was declared a form of 'violence' ›
As printed
“Today’s shooting is only further devastating confirmation of what we have long known, which is that ICE operates with impunity, that they sow chaos and terror across our country, that they have killed far more of our neighbours than they could ever have claimed to save.”
Al Jazeera ICE shooting of New York man in car with five-year-old sparks protests ›
As printed
“And also that the president is the only person that has the authority to extend TPS or to grant the deferred enforcement departure.”
As printed
“I spoke with the president and made it very clear that this is something of immense importance to this city, to our economy, and to the welfare of all those who call the city home,”
As printed
“The City of New York was forced by federal law, as recently decided by the Supreme Court, to review the work authorization of Haitian TPS holders and separate from any employees who have not established alternative paths to legal work,”
on New York City reviewing Haitian TPS holders' work status after a Supreme Court ruling
World Socialist Web Site Mamdani fires Haitian workers after Trump administration revokes their legal status ›
As printed
“For us in this moment to tell Haitian New Yorkers who have made the city their life for years that they have to go back to that. It is terrifying to imagine what might be waiting for them,”
TheGrio Mamdani touts ‘immense importance’ of Haitians to economy, urges Trump to extend TPS protections ›
As printed
“I don’t believe that ‘secure’ and ‘humane’ are at odds. I don’t believe that the only way to provide immigration enforcement is through ICE. I think oftentimes we are forced into these false choices.”
on Mamdani's vision for immigration enforcement without relying solely on ICE
World Socialist Web Site New York Times publishes friendly interview with Mamdani ›
As printed
“New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice,”
on demanding accountability after the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE
Truthout Mamdani, Tlaib Re-Up Call to Abolish ICE After Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo ›
As printed
“For generation after generation, we have been told that when the world has sent its people to our shores, it has not sent its best,”
As printed
“And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum,”
on leaders who persecute asylum seekers instead of welcoming them
As printed
“The work of fulfilling the values first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, that work endures, and it belongs to us all. It belongs, too, to our newest Americans, those standing here with me today, all of whom were recently naturalized,”
As printed
“I am so proud that each of you has chosen to make your home in New York City”
Blaze Media Mamdani vows to protect migrants in apparent DEFIANCE of Supreme Court ruling on TPS ›
As printed
“Many of you know, this is a city of eight and a half million people, more than three million of us were born elsewhere — I’m one of them. We’re a city that’s proud of our immigrant heritage,”
Breitbart News Mamdani Vows to Protect Haitians, Syrians After Supreme Court's TPS Ruling: 'Something That We Will Not Ever Accept' ›
As printed
“Soccer would not exist without immigrants. Immigrants play and coach the game, work in the stadiums, fill the stands, and make celebrations like the World Cup possible,”
As printed
“Six of the players on the US Men’s National Team are immigrants. We will not allow ICE or anyone else to sow fear in our communities – especially at this moment.”
on a Somali referee denied US entry ahead of the World Cup
Novara Media Somali Referee Set for Historic World Cup Debut Denied Entry to US ›
As printed
“This is anathema to what this tournament is supposed to be about if we cannot even allow the players and the teams and the journalists covering those teams to come into this city or this country, then it begs a larger question about our commitment to the spirit of this tournament,”
on ICE potentially barring World Cup players, teams and journalists from the US
Blaze Media Trump and Mamdani are on a collision course about ICE at the World Cup ›
As printed
“I have made clear to the president, both in our private conversations and our public conversations, about the fact that I believe that ICE is a rogue agency .”
on calling ICE a rogue agency during a No Kings rally endorsement
Latest Political News on Fox News Mamdani endorses planned NYC 'No Kings' rally, derides ICE as 'rogue agency' ›
As printed
“I've also been public about my belief that ICE is an entity that should be abolished, and that is critically important in our city, where we've seen too many New Yorkers living in fear of even going to what would otherwise be routine immigration check ins,”
Latest Political News on Fox News Mamdani endorses planned NYC 'No Kings' rally, derides ICE as 'rogue agency' ›
As printed
“I’ve supported it in the primary and I continue to support it today … we have an increasing number of vacancies of paraprofessional positions within New York City. … This is because we are paying people a wage they cannot afford to live in this city anymore.”
on paraprofessional job vacancies in New York City schools tied to low pay
World Socialist Web Site Mamdani opposes $10,000 bonus for paraprofessional school aides ›
As printed
“The $10,000 supplement for paraprofessionals is critically important,”
World Socialist Web Site Mamdani opposes $10,000 bonus for paraprofessional school aides ›
As printed
“I’ve made very clear that I do not believe in defunding the police, that I will not be defunding the police, and that to me, delivering critical public safety also looks like working with our police department alongside many other partners,”
Washington Examiner Mamdani stands by AOC on ‘Woke 1’ backpedaling: ‘What you believe can change’ ›
As printed
“Our children should be able to ride their bikes on a nice summer day in their neighborhood without fear of being shot. We cannot accept this violence as normal,”
on the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old outside a NYC bodega
USA Today Man charged after fatal shooting of 12-year-old outside NYC bodega ›
As printed
“I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked. According to witness and victim statements, the perpetrator yelled”
As printed
“This milestone brings us closer to ending that chapter. We are replacing a system built around neglect with one centred on rehabilitation and accountability because public safety and human dignity are not competing values.”
As printed
“Rikers Island has represented one of the deepest failures of our city government. It has failed people in custody, correction officers and every New Yorker who believes our justice system should live up to its name,”
Novara Media Zohran Mamdani Closes Part of Notorious Rikers Island Jail ›
As printed
“The very least our city owes the families, survivors and first responders whose lives were forever changed by the horrific terror attack of Sept. 11 is transparency and accountability”
on releasing 170,000 pages of withheld ground zero air quality documents
Truthdig Twenty-Five Years After: The Toxic Legacy of 9/11 ›
As printed
“We're staring down what could be the second hottest day in New York City history in over a decade — and City government is taking historic measures to keep all New Yorkers indoors, cool and safe,”
on New York City's heat emergency plan ahead of near-record temperatures
USA Today NYC Heat Emergency Plan triggered in prep for dangerous temperatures ›
Posted it themselves
“Unlike Bruce Blakeman, we don’t use AI to make our videos. So everything in this one is real. Election Day is November 3rd. Early Voting starts October 24th and runs until November 1st.”
As printed
“The president and I have been very frank about the many disagreements we have,”
on Mamdani describing his working relationship with Trump despite policy disagreements
The Guardian Trump and Mamdani appear friendly after ‘wide-ranging’ meeting at Gracie Mansion ›
As printed
“I am proud to be part of a movement of politicians and candidates who are looking to put working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics.”
The Forward ‘Time to double down’: Why AIPAC sees El Sayed’s win as a sign to spend still more ›
As printed
“I will proudly honor the families, the survivors, the first responders forever impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this year's 9/11 commemoration — reaffirming that we will never forget the solemn day...”
Fox News New York gubernatorial candidate urges 9/11 attendees to turn away from Mamdani during ceremony ›
As printed
“I think what people wanted in that moment was to know that their voice, too, belonged in this party that we call home. What I’m thankful for is that now, today, that voice is being heard.”
World Socialist Web Site New York Times publishes friendly interview with Mamdani ›
As printed
“So much of what makes me proud to be a Democrat is looking at what our party used to stand for. You think about the Four Freedoms, you think FDR, you think the New Deal,”
As printed
“At every moment in our past, those who led through exclusion and isolation have tried to win power and enrich themselves by turning us against one another,”
on politicians historically using exclusion to gain power and enrich themselves
As printed
“Reality check: Democratic socialism is not communism. New York’s Zohran Mamdani and Washington, D.C., mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George both call for expanded government programs.”
As printed
“I think we are seeing a hunger that is not just felt by New Yorkers, but frankly by Americans from coast to coast for a new politics, one that puts working people at the heart of it,”
MSNBC Mamdani embraces GOP making him ‘poster child’ of Democratic Party: ‘Let them’ ›
As printed
“Let them. We don’t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last November, and over the course of these last six months, what we’ve delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible.”
MSNBC Mamdani embraces GOP making him ‘poster child’ of Democratic Party: ‘Let them’ ›
As printed
“Let’s hear it for a politics that will never forget working people. For a politics that is ready to write a new chapter in our party’s history. And for a politics that realizes the old politics that got us into this crisis is not gonna get out of this crisis.”
As printed
“write a new chapter in our party’s history, where working people are back at the heart of that struggle. And I I believe that will be key in not just the midterms coming up in November, but also in the years to come.”
As printed
“write a new chapter in our party's history, where working people are back at the heart of that struggle”
on centering working people in Democratic midterm strategy
Associated Press Mamdani’s success in New York tests Democratic Party’s willingness to change ›
As printed
“When it comes to Darializa's campaign, I had not seen those tweets and what I've heard from her and what I know a lot of others in the district that have heard from her is that her views have evolved and that the campaign she is running on is reflective of what she's going to be fighting for,”
on Mamdani defending a backed candidate's past tweets as reflecting evolved views
Latest Political News on Fox News Mamdani-backed socialist with history of anti-American rhetoric wins vicious Dem primary race ›
As printed
“The party of the past will not be what leads us into the future. We need a Democratic Party with backbone,”
ABC News: Politics New York's congressional candidates make final case in last day before primary ›
As printed
“They can try all they want, but we will not be ashamed of using government to fight for the many, not simply the few.”
on democratic socialist mayors using government to fight for working people
CNN From New York to Seattle to DC, more cities are picking democratic socialist leaders ›
As printed
“He’s going to be our champion for the foreseeable future and he’s doing a great job, and when he says that he’s endorsing someone, it matters,”
on an ally's endorsement mattering as Mamdani looks to reshape the Democratic Party
Associated Press Mamdani tests his political clout in New York’s primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party ›
As printed
“has a celebrity status that we haven’t seen the likes of since I’ve been alive.”
on an ally's celebrity status as Mamdani tests his clout in New York's primary
Associated Press Mamdani tests his political clout in New York’s primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party ›
As printed
“The powerful have always known their answer. America, in their view, is an arena of supremacy where only a select few are allowed freedom,”
As printed
“The frontier may be closed, we may have walked on the moon, but the work of fulfilling the values first enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, that work endures, and it belongs to us all,”
As printed
“I will continue to work with Morris Katz, he remains a top advisor of mine,”
on standing by adviser Morris Katz despite the scandal around Platner
Latest Political News on Fox News Mamdani breaks silence on 'perverted' ally who helped sell Platner before scandal-plagued collapse ›
As printed
“I’ve also said that I will follow the laws that we have here in New York City because I believe that there is an importance in following the law as a leader who presides over our city,”
on whether he would follow the law as New York City's mayor
The Forward Trump rejects Mamdani vow to arrest Netanyahu in NYC ›
As printed
“But patriotism has never been about pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent. It is every march led under the heavy sun. It is every protest held a decade before its time. It is precisely because we love this nation that we will not leave it,”
on Mamdani's America 250 speech linking dissent and patriotism
Politics - CBSNews.com NYC Mayor Mamdani talks immigration, Trump administration policies in America 250 speech ›
As printed
“understood as a feature of modern political violence rather than stigmatized as a mark of barbarism.”
As printed
“This kind of despicable violence is not who we are as a city. Every New Yorker deserves to be safe, regardless of their religion or race,”
As printed
“The work to uproot antisemitism out of this city is one that will continue,”
The Forward Justice Department recognizes Ari Halberstam murder as civil rights case ›
As printed
“until we see hate crimes come to an end in the city.”
The Forward Justice Department recognizes Ari Halberstam murder as civil rights case ›
As printed
“The first chapter explores the Indian reservation as the site where core institutions of modern colonialism were forged. It is also a book about extreme violence as a consequence of modern nation-state building”
on a book about Indian reservations and colonial violence Mamdani referenced
US politics | The Guardian Zohran Mamdani plans ‘major address’ to mark US’s 250th anniversary ahead of Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech – as it happened ›
As printed
“The trafficking and anti-Black sentiment and narratives that we have seen specifically in NY-13 when it comes to Darializa Avila Chevalier is something that I cannot stand here and say is in line with the values of our city.”
As printed
“I understand that in our city, there will be a variety of opinions when it comes to which candidate to support and which district to be involved in. One thing I do want to make clear that I find unacceptable in our city is the attempt to use the term ‘Haitian’ as a slur,”
on rejecting use of 'Haitian' as a slur in a NYC congressional race
TheGrio NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls out anti-Black narratives in Espaillat vs. Chevalier race ›
As printed
“New York City government has not done its part to serve Puerto Rican New Yorkers. Our City Hall is determined to change that,”
As printed
“Proud to stand with trans and queer young people across New York in defending privacy and dignity for all.”
on Mamdani's response to a DOJ subpoena for trans youth health records
Advocate.com Zohran Mamdani pushes back against DOJ’s subpoena for trans youth health records ›
As printed
“Your medical decisions and personal health information belong to you, not the government,”
on Mamdani opposing the DOJ subpoena for trans youth medical records
Advocate.com Zohran Mamdani pushes back against DOJ’s subpoena for trans youth health records ›
As printed
“The threats will continue and so will our relentless protection of trans people across this city,”
As printed
“As your mayor, I was proud to establish New York City’s first-ever office of LGBTQIA+ affairs within the first 100 days of our administration,”
Latest Political News on Fox News Mamdani touts massive taxpayer-funded investment for trans healthcare: 'First step' ›
As printed
“Time and again, I’ve heard the same thing: Antisemitism is real and it is growing,”
on his meetings with Jewish New Yorkers prompting his administration's antisemitism plan
One America News Network Mamdani unveils his admin’s plans to combat rising antisemitism in NYC ›
As printed
“I can only imagine the pain and fear an attack like this, during Shabbat services, causes for the congregation and for Jewish New Yorkers across our city,”
on an attack on a guard and congregant during Shabbat services in NYC
The Forward Assailant attacks congregant, guard at NYC Shabbat services ›
As printed
“Our administration will do everything in our power to keep Jewish New Yorkers safe,”
on NYC's response to an attack on Jewish worshippers during Shabbat services
The Forward Assailant attacks congregant, guard at NYC Shabbat services ›
As printed
“Growing up in the shadow of 9/11, I have known what it means to live with an undercurrent of suspicion in this city. I will always remember the disdain I faced,”
As printed
“This is a city that is beautiful because of the breadth of diversity of those who call it home, and that includes the Jewish community across the five boroughs.”
As printed
“I've made it clear my commitment to protect Jewish New Yorkers is one I will uphold,”
CBN News feeds Vermont Vandalism Exposes National Divide Over Israel and Antisemitism ›
As printed
“For as long as we have lived, we have known that no matter what anyone says, there are still certain forms of hate that are acceptable in this city. Islamophobia is not seen as inexcusable.”
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts Mosque Scare Turns Political Firestorm After Dems Leave Out One Key Detail ›
As printed
“I believe that any state that privileges one religion over the other is one that I can’t tell you I support, whether it be Israel or Saudi Arabia or anywhere else.”
As printed
“I told the president uh that we're gonna have all the members of the press here on the lawn, and that is something that I believe in is everyone no matter the opinion or the critique that we engage.”
on Mamdani including Trump-banned press outlets at his own event with Trump
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder Trump meets Mamdani at Gracie Mansion ›
As printed
“There is no negotiating with an institution this wicked & corrupt. Defund it. Dismantle it. End the cycle of violence,”
As printed
“Meaning that whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that’s what we will do, but we won’t be writing our own laws to that end,”
As printed
“For working New Yorkers, every minute matters. But for too long, our buses have been stuck in traffic instead of keeping pace with the city that never sleeps,”
As printed
“investing in faster, more reliable buses because New Yorkers deserve a transit system that respects their time.”
As printed
“When a commute stretches longer than it should, that’s less time with your kids, less time with your loved ones and less time enjoying the greatest city on earth.”
on Mamdani's $900M Fast Buses plan to speed NYC commutes
TheGrio Meet the Black woman behind NYC Mayor Mamdani’s $900M ‘Fast Buses’ plan to transform city ›
As printed
“For a moment, in the aftermath of that horrific attack, it seemed that perhaps greatness would only be a memory here. But over the months and years that followed, greatness returned.”
One America News Network Construction begins on World Trade Center’s final office tower, nearly 25 years since 9/11 ›
As printed
“So often, when this city comes together, it is because we are forced to by a moment of tragedy or adversity,”
People, on the record
The daily brief connects each person’s exact words to the question they addressed and the people who answered. Free.
Arrives around 6am ET. Free, and it stays that way.
Cancel anytime. Nothing on the site goes behind a paywall.
One payment through Stripe. No account needed.
