When asked by @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social about calls from his allies to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Mamdani said, "In terms of what I will be doing with the police commissioner is a review of that entire 24-hour period," referencing the span before / after last week's ICE shooting.

A broad daylight shooting by federal immigration officers in New York City is putting the Mamdani-Trump bromance to the test. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Trump administration rebuffs Mamdani’s demand for ICE enforcement freeze after shooting

The rejection raises uncomfortable questions for the New York City mayor, who has tried to maintain a cordial relationship with Trump.

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New: Supporters of Mamdani hosted a high-dollar fundraiser for Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed on the Upper West Side Monday — and the mayor himself made an appearance, marking the first time he's stumped in person for a 2026 candidate running outside NYC. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Mamdani attended exclusive fundraiser hosted by his supporters for Abdul El-Sayed

The mayor’s appearance marked the first confirmed time during his tenure he’s stumped for a congressional candidate in a race outside New York.

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"He’s not using his power to hold Zionists to account,” protester Anas Shuaib said at City Hall yesterday, lamenting Mamdani hasn't fired Jessica Tisch or blocked local West Bank land sales events. "He lied to us...I might sit out the next election.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Mamdani’s Oct. 7 headache

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Rep. Dan Goldman, who's leaving office this year after losing to a Mamdani-backed candidate, accused the mayor of "victim-shaming" in criticizing Israel in his Oct. 7 statement. It's part of a wave of pushback Mamdani got over his statement. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Mamdani draws bipartisan backlash for criticizing Israel on Oct. 7 anniversary

Even some Democrats were taken aback by the mayor’s statement, which focused mostly on criticizing Israel for its military response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside City Hall to call out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for what they see as his betrayal of the movement. "Mayor Mamdani, you can't hide we charge you with genocide" was a chant that just rang out.

Inbox: Mayor Mamdani commemorates Hamas' "horrific war crimes of October 7" and also condemns the Israeli government's "devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza."

Mamdani's admin is finally letting a group of Council members tour a Queens shelter where subpar living conditions have raised concern. But before tomorrow's planned visit, shelter residents were told to clean, a directive angering the Council members. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Got some details from Abdul El-Sayed's fundraiser in Manhattan last night. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Assemblymember Nikki Lucas, who's vying to become the embattled Brooklyn Democratic Party's next head, has racked up at least 69 traffic violations in the past five years — nearly half of them for speeding and blowing through red lights. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Mayor Mamdani confirms he has received his high-level federal security clearance. “I have my security clearance now," he says in Brooklyn. This comes after @elizabethkim.bsky.social reported earlier this month that the feds still hadn't approved his clearance: gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...

Mayor Mamdani still waiting on federal security clearance 8 months into office

Former officials, including ex-Mayor de Blasio, said it is crucially important for Mamdani to have the clearance.

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New: Jasmine Ray, ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ onetime romantic partner, is suing the Mamdani administration, claiming it cancelled her daycare's city contract in an act of "retaliation" over a blog post she wrote criticizing the new mayor's childcare agenda. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Eric Adams’ ex wages court battle against Mamdani’s administration

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New: Since early 2026, Mamdani has required the NYPD to seek his office's approval before deploying its Strategic Response Group to do arrests. While it's a significant oversight for Mamdani to exert, the policy's existence is politically awkward for him. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Inside Mamdani’s fraught effort to rein in the NYPD unit he pledged to end

The mayor has quietly required the NYPD to seek his office’s permission before the unit conducts arrests.

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"This is something that we will be not only continuing to discuss, but we'll be implementing," Mayor Zohran Mamdani says when asked what's causing the holdup in abolishing the NYPD's SRG unit. "It'll be not on an inshallah timeline, but an actual one."

In his 2025 tax return, Bruce Blakeman reported raking in $250,000+ in investment and rental income. But the GOP gubernatorial hopeful's 2025 state financial disclosure doesn’t mention those income streams, raising potential compliance concerns. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Bruce Blakeman’s financial disclosure dilemma

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Mayor Mamdani won't be at any anti-Netanyahu protests today in connection with the Israeli leader's UNGA speech. When it comes to Mamdani's staff, his office is "neither encouraging nor discouraging" them from participating in the protests. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Mamdani's team told Council member Julie Won in February they'd keep her looped on Sunnyside Yard after she felt blindsided when he and Trump first announced interest in the project. But a Won aide says she hasn't heard a peep from Mamdani's team since... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Mamdani and Trump face frosty reception in Queens over Sunnyside Yard plan

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Fresh off yesterday's chummy meeting with Mayor Mamdani (a DSA member), President Trump's at the UN railing against Cuba for having "cultivated" ties with the Democratic Socialists of America and other U.S. leftist groups. “Communism will never be coming to America," he says.

Emilia Rowland, Mayor Mamdani's new media chief who oversaw the City Hall influencer chat on Signal that has raised transparency concerns, is skipping today's City Council oversight hearing on the issue despite being invited, our colleague Molly Reinmann reports. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Trump’s bromance with Mamdani almost seems surreal when contrasted against how they spoke about each just last year. But to Asad Dandia, a friend of Mamdani, Trump’s fondness of the mayor is a reflection of his ability to find common ground. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Mamdani, the Trump charmer

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In a continuation of the most unexpected bromance in U.S. politics, Mamdani and Trump praised each other today after meeting at the mayor’s home for a wide-ranging discussion about everything from interior design to housing to immigration. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Mamdani and Trump emerge from Gracie Mansion sit-down with nothing but praise

The unlikely duo met for the third time at the official mayoral residence in New York City as the United Nations General Assembly begins.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump just walked out of Gracie Mansion following their meeting. They are about to address reporters.

After his meeting with President Trump this afternoon, Mayor Mamdani will have dinner with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who's in town for a UN Charter event also featuring pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, per a source familiar with the plans. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The art of dealing with Trump

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NYC's Department of Investigation provided fewer than 170 anti-corruption lectures to city employees last fiscal year — the fewest since the pandemic — due to staff shortages that are also snarling some of the agency’s other core functions. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

New: Mamdani plans to meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly tomorrow, showcasing the mayor's desire to build bridges with like-minded politicians from overseas during this otherwise tense week. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

In the general assembly’s shadow, Mamdani looks to bolster international left

The New York City mayor is taking advantage of the U.N. gathering, even as it poses political risks in his backyard.

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Mayor Mamdani's meeting with President Trump at Gracie Mansion tomorrow will be entirely behind closed doors with no press allowed, according to the mayor's public schedule. This comes after Trump has banned media outlets from the White House, including POLITICO.

NYC saw drops in affordable housing production and free childcare enrollment over the fiscal year that ended July 1, potential trouble signs for Mayor Mamdani, who has made both issues key policy focuses for his administration. Today's Playbook top: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Mamdani’s first report card: Early child care and housing struggles, lots of new bus lanes

A new mayoral management report shows that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has much work to do on the fronts of affordable housing construction and enrollment in free child care programs.

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Zohran Mamdani's meeting with a lot of fellow mayors tomorrow. None of it, regrettably, open to the press :(.

Several ex-NYPD cops who served in top roles in former Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, including Kaz Daughtry and Louis Molina, are raking in inflated police pensions that should be lowered, according to NYC's Department of Investigation. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

Top aides to Eric Adams secured inflated NYPD pensions that should be lowered, report says

Among the former Adams administration officials receiving bloated benefits is former Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry.

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Frank Carone, ex-Mayor Eric Adams' longtime confidant who's under indictment on bribery charges, is signaling in new court filings that he will defend himself by relying on two recent Supreme Court precedents that weakened corruption prosecution standards. www.politico.com/newsletters/...