First 100 Days

Mayor Mamdani released his first preliminary budget, a $127 billion plan for Fiscal Year 2027 that presents two paths to close a $5.4 billion budget gap. The preferred path calls on Albany to authorize a 2% income tax on New Yorkers earning over $1 million and an increase in the corporate tax rate. The alternative includes a 9.5% property tax increase generating $3.7 billion, which Mamdani called the most harmful path. The budget draws $980 million from the Rainy Day Fund and includes $543 million for class size reductions.

Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul announced a $1.5 billion state aid package over two fiscal years to address New York City's fiscal challenges. The funding includes $1 billion in City Fiscal Year 2026 and $510 million in CFY 2027, with $510 million in recurring funding. The aid covers $300 million for youth programming, $150 million in restored sales tax receipts, $60 million for public health, and $500 million for shared priorities.

Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the restart of four street redesign projects halted by the Adams administration. The projects include offset bus lanes on Fordham Road in the Bronx serving 130,000 daily riders, a two-way protected bike lane on Ashland Place in Brooklyn, protected bike lanes on Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues near 10 schools, and a broader bike network across Midwood, Flatbush, and East Flatbush.

Mayor Mamdani traveled to Albany for his first Tin Cup Day as mayor, testifying before state lawmakers at the 2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing. He revised the projected city budget deficit from $12 billion to $7 billion, citing higher-than-expected Wall Street income and $1 billion in identified efficiencies. Mamdani called on the state Legislature to authorize a 2% income tax on New Yorkers earning over $1 million and an increase in the corporate tax rate.

Mayor Mamdani nominated Nadia Shihata as Commissioner of the Department of Investigation. Shihata served more than 11 years as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and was a lead prosecutor in the R. Kelly racketeering trial. She would be the first woman of color to lead the agency if confirmed by the City Council.

The Mamdani administration announced the schedule for the first-ever citywide Rental Ripoff Hearings across all five boroughs. The hearings begin February 26 in Brooklyn and conclude April 7 on Staten Island, with additional sessions in Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. New Yorkers can share testimony about unsafe conditions, hidden fees, and rental complaints, with a policy recommendation report due within 90 days of the final hearing.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Lisa Gelobter as Chief Technology Officer and Commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation, Nisha Agarwal as Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People With Disabilities, and Dr. Lisa Scott-McKenzie as Commissioner of the Department for the Aging. Gelobter helped develop GIF animation technology and founded tEQuitable. Agarwal previously launched the IDNYC program as executive director of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs. Scott-McKenzie brings nearly four decades of healthcare experience at NYC Health + Hospitals.

Mayor Mamdani and HPD Commissioner Dina Levy released an updated list of 250 apartment buildings with the most severe housing code violations and placed them under heightened oversight through the Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP). The 250 buildings contain 7,038 apartments with 54,909 open violations and owe the city nearly $4.5 million for emergency repairs. AEP enables the city to conduct more frequent inspections and step in directly to make repairs when owners refuse, billing landlords for the cost.

Mayor Mamdani announced the opening of the $141 million Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The 74,000-square-foot facility is the first new city-run recreation center built in 15 years and the first in central Brooklyn. It includes a competition-size pool, gymnasium, indoor walking track, classrooms, teaching kitchen, and media lab. Admission is free for anyone under 24 and low-cost for all New Yorkers.

Mayor Mamdani signed Executive Order 13 at the annual Interfaith Breakfast, strengthening NYC's sanctuary city protections. The order prohibits ICE from entering city property without a judicial warrant, requires each city agency to designate a privacy officer within two weeks, mandates audits of agency interactions with federal immigration authorities, and establishes an interagency committee to coordinate crisis response to federal enforcement actions.

Mayor Mamdani endorsed Governor Kathy Hochul for reelection in an op-ed published in The Nation. Mamdani cited their partnership on universal childcare, which secured over $1 billion in state funding, as a key factor. He acknowledged they do not agree on everything but praised Hochul's willingness to engage in honest dialogue that leads to results.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Phylisa Wisdom to lead NYC's Office to Combat Antisemitism. Wisdom most recently served as executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA), a progressive Jewish advocacy organization. At NYJA, she advocated for antisemitism legislation in Albany and testified before the NYC Council supporting hate-crime prevention funding.

Mayor Mamdani announced the opening of a request for information (RFI) to recruit new providers for the existing 3K program and a new 2K childcare initiative, marking the first expansion in five years. The city targets 2,000 two-year-old seats by end of 2026 and approximately 12,000 seats in 2027. The expansion is tied to the over $1 billion partnership with Governor Hochul for universal childcare.

Mayor Mamdani announced a $38.4 million investment to install clean electric heat pumps at NYCHA's Beach 41st Street Houses in Edgemere, Queens, delivering modern heating and cooling to 712 homes. The investment is part of the Clean Heat for All initiative. The mayor also announced plans to install heat pumps in 10,000 NYCHA apartments by 2030, with plans to eventually equip all 177,000 NYCHA apartments with electric pumps.

Mayor Mamdani and DSS Commissioner Molly Park announced the opening of a new Safe Haven shelter at 320 Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan to accommodate 106 New Yorkers during the ongoing cold emergency. The shelter is operated by Breaking Ground and provides on-site services with no curfews or restrictions. The Mamdani administration accelerated the opening of the facility as part of its work to bring homeless New Yorkers indoors during a historic cold snap.

Mayor Mamdani and DSS Commissioner Molly Park announced an emergency expansion of single-room-occupancy style shelter units in Upper Manhattan to reach people experiencing homelessness who are reluctant to share rooms. The announcement came as the city reported 14 cold-weather deaths and faced its longest stretch of below-freezing temperatures in recent history.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Correction, making him the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the agency. Richards previously served as first deputy commissioner of DOC and as executive vice president of The Fortune Society. His priorities include improving safety, closing Rikers Island, and ensuring proper care for those in custody.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Dr. Alister Martin as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Martin is an emergency room physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who previously served as an advisor to former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Yesenia Mata as Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Services, making her the first Latina to serve in the role. Sandra Escamilla-Davies was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Youth and Community Development, and Vilda Vera Mayuga was appointed Commissioner of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.

Mayor Mamdani and DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine announced that Uber Eats, Fantuan, and HungryPanda will pay a combined $5,195,000 in restitution, civil penalties, and damages to more than 49,000 food delivery workers for violating the city's minimum pay rate. Uber also agreed to reinstate as many as 10,000 wrongfully deactivated workers.

Mayor Mamdani announced that more than 50,000 families have applied for 3-K and Pre-K since applications opened on January 14. The announcement came during a visit to a home-based child care provider in Manhattan's Chinatown, marking one of the first times in recent years a sitting mayor has visited a home-based child care provider.

Mayor Mamdani signed Executive Order 12 requiring every city agency to designate an existing senior employee as Chief Savings Officer. The officers will report directly to agency heads and have 45 days to review operations, identify services delivering the strongest results, and locate opportunities to streamline processes and eliminate waste.

Mayor Mamdani held a press conference detailing a $12 billion budget deficit over fiscal years 2026 and 2027, blaming former Mayor Eric Adams for fiscal mismanagement. Mamdani called for a 2% income tax on millionaires and raising the corporate tax rate to 11.5%, stating the deficit cannot be resolved through efficiencies alone. A preliminary budget will be delivered on February 17.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Sharun Goodwin as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Probation, Yume Kitasei as Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS), and Lisa Garcia as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. The appointments reflect the administration's continued effort to build a diverse leadership team across key city agencies.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Stephanie Silkowski as Director of the Mayor’s Office of Appointments; Bitta Mostofi as Special Advisor for Strategic Coordination and Operations to the First Deputy Mayor; and Maya Handa as “World Cup Czar” ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Additionally, Mayor Mamdani reappointed Renee Campion as Commissioner of the Office of Labor Relations and Kim L. Yu as Director of the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services and the city’s Chief Procurement Officer.

Mayor Mamdani announced that New York City public schools would pivot to remote learning on Monday due to the winter storm. Approximately 500,000 students across more than 1,100 schools were affected. All school programs including after school and adult education were canceled.

Mayor Mamdani stated that anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil should remain in New York City amid Trump administration efforts to deport him, calling Khalil a New Yorker.

Mayor Mamdani announced the launch of two new Elevate You clinics at NYC Health + Hospitals in Woodhull and Queens to provide comprehensive healthcare to young people ages 16 to 25. Supported by $4 million from MetroPlusHealth, the clinics will provide behavioral health care, primary care, reproductive care, vocational support, and social services.

Mayor Mamdani issued a statement responding to Governor Kathy Hochul's $260 billion budget proposal, praising investments in early childhood education while criticizing the fiscal situation inherited from the Adams administration. Mamdani called for asking New York City's wealthiest and large corporations to pay their fair share.

Mayor Mamdani and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders joined hundreds of striking nurses outside Mount Sinai West Hospital on the ninth day of the largest nurses strike in New York City history. Nearly 15,000 nurses across three nonprofit hospital systems were demanding higher wages, fully funded benefits, increased staffing, and workplace violence protections.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mayor Mamdani announced the city will restart the Just Home supportive housing initiative, reversing the prior administration's decision to block the project. The 100% affordable housing project will create 83 new apartments at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in the Bronx to serve formerly incarcerated New Yorkers with serious medical conditions. The Fortune Society will develop and operate the project.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Tricia Shimamura as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. Shimamura currently serves as Manhattan Borough Commissioner for NYC Parks and brings more than a decade of experience advancing major infrastructure projects.

Mayor Mamdani announced a $2.1 million settlement with A&E Real Estate to address hazardous conditions and tenant harassment across 14 buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens affecting 750 tenants. The settlement, the largest in HPD's Anti-Harassment Unit history, resolves over 4,000 Housing Code violations.

Mayor Mamdani appointed nationally recognized organizer and racial justice strategist Afua Atta-Mensah as Chief Equity Officer and Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Equity & Racial Justice (MOERJ).

Executive Order 11 directs Deputy Mayor Julie Su and seven agencies to create a comprehensive inventory of fees and civil penalties for small businesses, identify ways to reduce them, and advance policy reforms. Agencies must complete audit within 45 days and identify reducible penalties within 90 days.

Mayor Mamdani vowed to defend the city's sanctuary policies after President Trump announced Feb. 1 federal funding cuts to cities limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement. Mamdani called ICE raids 'cruel and inhumane' and stated they do not serve public safety.

At LaGuardia Airport, Mayor Mamdani announced the nomination of transportation policy veteran Midori Valdivia as Chair and Commissioner of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission. Valdivia previously served as Deputy Commissioner and oversaw creation of the largest wheelchair-accessible taxi fleet in the country.

Mayor Mamdani appointed Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) to advance the administration's agenda to ensure New York City remains a place where artists and creatives can afford to live and work.

A federal bankruptcy judge denied New York City’s attempt to delay or block the auction and sale of more than 5,000 rent-stabilized apartments owned by Pinnacle Group.

Mayor Mamdani committed $4 million to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for high-quality modular public restrooms across NYC.

Mayor Mamdani joined Under the Radar theater festival to promote a major free ticket giveaway making 1,500 free tickets available to participating shows at theaters across NYC in January.

Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul launched the 2Care program which provides free child care for two-year-olds in NYC.

Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul announced increased investments to deliver affordable childcare for nearly 100,000 additional children statewide through Pre-K and 3K programs.

Mayor Mamdani announced senior communications hires: Anna Bahr as Communications Director (former Bernie Sanders aide), Dora Pekec as Senior Spokesperson, and Lekha Sunder as Deputy Communications Director.

The mayor appointed Simonia Brown as Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy and Christine Clarke as NYC Human Rights Commission Chair.

Mayor Mamdani signed Emergency Executive Order 1. The Order directs the Department of Correction and the Law Department to produce a plan within 45 days to bring city jails into compliance with the Board of Correction's Minimum Standards and to implement Local Law 42, which bans solitary confinement.

Mayor Mamdani signed Emergency Executive Order 2. The Order directs the Law Department and Department of Social Services to draft a plan within 45 days to bring shelter facilities to comply with city shelter laws.

Executive Order 09 established a Citywide Junk Fee Task Force, chaired by Deputy Mayor Julie Su and DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine, to combat hidden fees that burden New Yorkers across sectors including gyms, concerts, airlines, and healthcare.

Executive Order 10 directed DCWP to prioritize monitoring, investigating, and taking enforcement action against subscription practices that deceive or mislead consumers with enrollment and cancellation obstacles.

Mayor Mamdani appointed longtime housing leader Dina Levy as Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD).

Mayor Mamdani signed an executive order directing HPD, Department of Buildings, Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, and DCWP to hold Rental Ripoff hearings across all five boroughs within his first 100 days. A report will be created within 90 days of the final hearing.

Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn announced NYC DOT will complete the redesign of McGuinness Boulevard with parking-protected bike lanes along its entirety, fulfilling a campaign promise. Construction will begin when weather warms.

Executive Order 07 created the Office of Mass Engagement and consolidated public engagement entities under a single leadership structure. Tascha Van Auken was appointed as Commissioner.

Executive Order 06 established a Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary to recruit, evaluate, and recommend judicial candidates.

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City during an inauguration ceremony, formally beginning his term in office.

Mayor Mamdani delivered his inaugural address outlining priorities including housing affordability, public transit, and childcare.

The mayor signed Executive Order 01 continuing executive orders issued before Sept. 26, 2024, and revoking those issued on or after that date unless reissued.

Executive Order 02 established the structure of the Mayor's Office, including five deputy mayor positions and senior leadership roles.

Executive Order 03 revitalized the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. Cea Weaver, nationally recognized tenant organizer and Executive Director of Housing Justice for All, was appointed as Director.

Executive Order 04 established the Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Task Force to leverage city-owned land to accelerate housing development, increase supply, and drive down costs. The task force will identify sites suitable for housing development by July 1, 2026.

Executive Order 05 established the Streamlining Procedures to Expedite Equitable Development (SPEED) Task Force to identify and remove bureaucratic and permitting barriers that drive up costs and slow housing construction.

The mayor appointed Dean Fuleihan, Leila Bozorg, Julia Su, Julia Kerson, and Helen Arteaga to deputy mayor roles.

Mike Flynn was appointed commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation following the mayor's swearing in.