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MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITMENT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PUBLIC BATHROOMS

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January 10, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITMENT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PUBLIC BATHROOMS Mamdani Administration continues fast-paced, focused efforts to improve lives of working New Yorkers New commitment of $4 million to bring modular, high-quality public bathrooms to NYCOfficials announce new public bathroom coming to West Harlem this year NEW YORK, NY – TODAY, New York City […]

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MAYOR MAMDANI & GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO LAUNCH FREE CHILD CARE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN NYC

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January 8, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR MAMDANI & GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO LAUNCH FREE CHILD CARE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN NYC — GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES INVESTMENTS TO DELIVER UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE FOR NEW YORK CHILDREN UNDER FIVE Governor Will Partner with Mayor Mamdani to Deliver Full Promise of City’s 3K ProgramAffordable Childcare for Nearly 100,000 Additional Children Through Statewide Universal Pre-K, Launch of

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani Appoints Christine Clarke to Lead the New York City Commission on Human Rights 

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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

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Julie Menin Elected Speaker of New York City Council

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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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Mayor Zohran Mamdani Appoints Simonia Brown as Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy

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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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Mayor Mamdani Signs Two Emergency Executive Orders 

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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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RELEASE MAYOR MAMDANI ANNOUNCES 3 JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

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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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MAYOR MAMDANI SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO CRACK DOWN ON JUNK FEES

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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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Mayor Mamdani Appoints Dina Levy as Housing Commissioner

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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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Mayor Zohran Mamdani Statement on U.S. Strikes in Venezuela

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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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