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Mayor Announces La Marqueta as First Site Identified for City’s Public Grocery Stores

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April 14, 2026    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     Mayor Mamdani Announces La Marqueta as First Site Identified for City’s Public Grocery Stores All five sites to open before end of mayoral term; first location to open in 2027 and La Marqueta to open in 2029  NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deputy Mayor Julie Su and the […]

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Mayor Mamdani Takes Bold, Unapologetic Actions to Protect New Yorkers in First 100 Day

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April 7, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Mayor Mamdani Takes Bold, Unapologetic Actions to Protect New Yorkers in First 100 Days     From doubling down on Sanctuary City policies to committing firmly to closing Rikers, Mamdani started his administration with the most vulnerable in mind    NEW YORK — In his first 100 days in office, New York City

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Mayor Announces Expansion of “Next Mile NYC” to Rikers Island

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Connecting Incarcerated New Yorkers to High-Paying Jobs March 30, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) Director Deanna Logan and Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Stanley Richards today announced the expansion of the City’s successful “Next Mile NYC” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

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Mayor Mamdani Launches Universal Child Care Parent Survey

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What you should know NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the launch of the New York City Parent Survey, a first-of-its-kind effort to give families a direct role in shaping the future of universal child care. As Mayor Mamdani takes historic first steps toward delivering universal child care across the city – beginning

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MORE THAN 11,000 NEW YORKERS CAST THEIR VOTES

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FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FIXES IN FIRST ROUND OF MAYOR MAMDANI’S MUNICIPAL MADNESS   March 29, 2026  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE You can find a video of the announcement here  NEW YORK – On March 27, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the first-ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness — a bracket-style competition of city fixes — which resulted in more than 11,600 New

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AHEAD OF OPENING DAY, MAMDANI ADMINISTRATION BREAKS GROUND

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ON PROJECT TO IMPROVE BRONX CROSSTOWN BUS SERVICE AND SAFETY NEAR YANKEE STADIUM March 24, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Acting Commissioner Eduardo del Valle today announced the start

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MAYOR APPOINTS THREE RENOWNED PUBLIC SERVANTS TO QUADRENNIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION 

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March 20, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Independent commission will review compensation for New York City elected officials   Carl Weisbrod to serve as Commission Chair, joined by Dr. Lilliam Barrios-Paoli and Larian Angelo   NEW YORK – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of three experienced public servants to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission, which will review compensation levels for New

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MAYOR ANNOUNCES END TO CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT FOR MINOR TRAFFIC OFFENSES FOR CYCLISTS AND E-BIKE RIDERS

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WILL DEVELOP LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE STREET SAFETY March 18, 2026   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   New York City Police Department will stop issuing criminal summonses for e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses    NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced a sweeping set of policies to end criminal enforcement against e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses, expand

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Mayor Launches New Efforts to Take Sidewalk Sheds Down

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Require Fewer Unnecessary Sheds March 6, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced a series of programs to take longstanding sheds down, especially at NYCHA campuses, and reduce the amount of sheds required moving forward. The Department of Buildings (DOB) is advancing reforms to reduce the amount of shed

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ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PLAN TO CLOSE BELLEVUE SHELTER

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DUE TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS March 5, 2026    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    MAMDANI ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PLAN TO CLOSE BELLEVUE SHELTER DUE TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS  Citing severe disrepair, the Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services have prepared a short-term operational plan to vacate 30th Street and relocate critical functions to other sites  NEW YORK — TODAY, the Mamdani

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