Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani discusses staying distant from his son Zohran Mamdani's mayoral administration, citing power's corrupting influence.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says the transit system relies on bus and subway fares and that she "cannot set forth a plan right now" to change that.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Jewish people in New York City should be scared when Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) enters office, according to a report from The New York Times. “If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I’d be concerned about my children,” Adams said Sunday in Tel Aviv, according to the Times. “There is something to be worried about.”

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Readers discuss Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York, and have plenty of advice for him. Also: Thoughts about exercise.

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

Jared Walczak, vice president of state projects at the non-partisan Tax Foundation, voiced opposition to Mamdani's proposed tax hike, saying the policy risks a gradual erosion in the high-earner tax base and revenue losses that would accumulate over time.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch have a meeting on the books, according to sources, as questions have mounted as to why the two haven’t spoken in months — despite his stated desire to have her continue leading the city’s police department.