Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is assembling a team of progressive organizers and veteran city officials to shape his ambitious agenda and navigate tensions with Washington.

President Trump has threatened to restrict federal funds to New York City after the election of progressive mayor Zohran Mamdani, setting up a political showdown between two Queens natives with sharply opposing visions.

Over 1,000 U.S. rabbis signed a letter warning that New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric on Israel and Zionism risks fueling antisemitism despite his reassurances to Jewish voters.

Letitia James’ indictment has become a flashpoint in the Cuomo-Mamdani mayoral battle, exposing deep Democratic divisions over how to confront Trump’s politicized use of the justice system.