Mamdani Denies Saying Statement as New York Mayor Fact Check

Right-wing influencers amplified a fabricated statement attributed to the Islamic State group in an effort to link New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the extremist organization after his victory in the US financial capital's highly anticipated election.

Mayor Mamdani: I would just say that I'm proud of the work that our team did in inheriting a report that had been significantly diluted by the prior administration, strengthening it, and following through on our promise to release it before the end of the first hundred days. We are very much looking forward to the public comment period that we're in right now to hear from New Yorkers about the report.

Prior to becoming Mayor, he represented the 36th New York State Assembly District and its neighborhoods of Astoria, Ditmars-Steinway, and Astoria Heights. ... Municipal Madness: Mayor Mamdani Performs Winning City Fix, Cleans Up Illegal Dumping in Soundview on Day 100

Mayor Mamdani Makes a Consumer Protection Announcement with Deputy Mayor Su and DCWP Commissioner Levine

In an interview with POLITICO, Mamdani reflected on the budget deficit, how it’s affected his agenda, policing, potholes, not crying on the subway and much more. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on April 2, 2026 in New York City.

After just 100 days in City Hall, the 34-year-old New York City mayor has largely ceded control of the police department to a moderate Democrat at odds with the left. He’s surrounded himself with several longtime government operatives untethered to the movement that birthed him. And after finding himself marooned on a fiscal landscape inhospitable to the growth of new government programs, Mamdani has forsaken several campaign pledges while proposing a regressive tax on the middle class — part of a quixotic quest to pressure Gov.

Having just marked his first 100 days as New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani told a roaring crowd of supporters, city workers and political allies his administration has already delivered evidence a democratic socialist can, in fact, govern.

Finally, Mr. Mamdani vowed to speed up buses by up to 20 percent across 45 bus corridors. After his speech, a spokesman said the mayor would fulfill that promise by the end of his first term.

My fellow New Yorkers: Today begins a new era. I stand before you moved by the privilege of taking this sacred oath, humbled by the faith that you have placed in me, and honored to serve as either your 111th or 112th Mayor of New York City.

Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who is now mayor of New York City, ran a campaign known for its soaring political rhetoric, its viral memes and its candidate’s witty quips. Here are some of the quotes that came to define his historic push to lead one of the world’s most important cities: 1. In his victory speech, Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and moved to New York City with his family at age seven, asserted his direct opposition to Donald Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda, celebrating the contributions of immigrants to the the city, and vowing to protect those communities against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

En declaraciones a la BBC, Mamdani dijo que el racismo es un claro indicio de los problemas que aquejan a la política estadounidense y criticó a un Partido Demócrata que "permitió la reelección de Donald Trump" y que no defiende a la clase ...

Estas fueron las palabras expresadas por el alcalde Mamdani. Alcalde Zohran Mamdani: “Y tal y como dije aquella gélida tarde de enero ante más de ocho millones y medio de neoyorquinos, no vamos a disculparnos por nuestras convicciones.