January 7, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Zohran Mamdani Appoints Christine Clarke to Lead the New York City Commission on Human Rights Mamdani Administration continues efforts to use law as a tool to fight the affordability crisis Clarke has fought — and won — legal battles for low-income New Yorkers, securing language access rights for immigrant victims […]
January 7, 2026 Speaker Menin is a three-time City Commissioner and former regulatory attorney with a history of strengthening consumer and worker protections NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Council voted today during its 2026 Charter Meeting to elect Julie Menin as Speaker. Speaker Menin will lead the City Council during a pivotal moment, when the lawmaking body
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January 7, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Zohran Mamdani Appoints Simonia Brown as Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy Brown, a budget and policy veteran in NYC and Albany, will work with the State to advance the Mayor’s affordability agenda NEW YORK, NY — TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed New York City and State policy
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January 6, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Mamdani Signs Two Emergency Executive Orders Directs city agencies to develop plans to come into compliance with Board of Corrections’ Minimum Standards & city shelter laws Mayor also instructs city agencies to work with federal monitor & Nunez parties to develop plan to implement Local Law 42 banning solitary
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January 5, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES 3 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS The Mayor appointments and reappointments reflect commitment to accountability, fairness, and safety for New YorkersMayor Mamdani also announced 9 judicial reappointments NEW YORK, NY — TODAY, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced 3 new judicial appointments which will be subject to a public hearing for official appointment in January: Cary Fischer, Natalie Barros,
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January 5, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR MAMDANI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO CRACK DOWN ON JUNK FEES, SUBSCRIPTION TRICKS AND TRAPS AND SAVE NEW YORKERS MONEYAmid an affordability crisis, junk fees and subscription tricks and traps are making goods and services less affordable for New YorkersDCWP will soon begin outreach to businesses to ensure compliance with
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January 4, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Mamdani Appoints Dina Levy as Housing Commissioner, Announces Formation of “Rental Ripoff” Hearings Dina Levy brings decades of housing finance and organizing experience inside and outside of government to HPD “Rental Ripoff” hearings in all five boroughs will offer New Yorkers a microphone to share poor conditions, unconscionable business
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January 3, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY — In response to President Donald J. Trump’s strikes in Venezuela, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following statement: “I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York
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January 2, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Mamdani Establishes Office of Mass Engagement to Transform How New Yorkers Participate in City Government Tascha Van Auken to lead new office, bringing unprecedented mass-organizing success to City Hall. NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today signed an Executive Order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME), a new
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January 2, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Mamdani Appoints Ali Najmi as Chair of Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary Mayor also signs executive order for Committee to engage wider legal community in judicial selection process & create database to increase transparency Najmi is a renowned civil rights and election attorney NEW YORK, NY
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