Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched a taxpayer-funded initiative that critics bashed as a thinly veiled political lobbying campaign to push a rent freeze on the 2 million residents of the city’s rent-stabilized apartments.

In an interview with Politico, Mamdani said the plan would not be implemented this year, as his administration works to

Carl Wilson declared victory in the New York City Council District 3 special election Tuesday night, less than an hour after polls closed and initial results showed him with roughly 43% of first-choice votes – up 17 points on his nearest challenger,

Trump threatened to cut federal funding to NYC as Mamdani ran for mayor. Since then, the two have gotten along surprisingly well.

Democratic socialist candidate Lindsey Boylan has failed to win a key special New York City council election in an early rebuke of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's far-left administration. Front-runner Carl Wilson,

The hotly contested race to succeed former New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher for his Manhattan seat will come to a head Tuesday – just don’t bet on getting an immediate answer on who will emerge victorious.

B, a protest buffer zone measure that civil liberties advocates said threatened free speech rights, while a separate protest-related bill passed the City Council with a veto-proof majority.

President Donald Trump wrote that the U.S. should "not contribute" to the city's failure after Mamdani revealed a plan to tax richer residents.

In a race with many high-profile endorsements, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pick has conceded. Carl Wilson, former chief of staff to now state Sen. Erik Bottcher,