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Today — 19 December 2025Main stream

Mamdani Names Budget Director as He Prepares to Enact Costly Agenda

19 December 2025 at 01:33
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, announced Sherif Soliman’s appointment at a public housing development in Queens on Thursday.
Yesterday — 18 December 2025Main stream

City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency

The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police, according to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plans.

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The proposed Department of Public Safety would take over certain 911 calls from police officers that dealt with mental health issues.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Eric Adams’ Efforts to Help Dyslexic Children in NYC Fall Short, Advocates Say

17 December 2025 at 16:00
Mayor Adams took notable steps toward improving reading instruction in New York. But families and advocates say many students with dyslexia are still struggling.

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The 8-year-old son of Ara Calcano, whose mother had to push for years to provide him with reading help.

Mayor Adams’s Farewell To-Do List: Praise Himself, Undermine Mamdani

17 December 2025 at 07:04
Before jetting off to Mexico, Mayor Eric Adams held an unusual news conference that included a time capsule, a new theme song and a defense of his one-term tenure.

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Mayor Eric Adams is leaving for Mexico, his fourth international trip in the last three months.

New Yorkers Back Mamdani’s Push for Free Child Care, Poll Shows

16 December 2025 at 21:07
A Siena University poll showed that voters support having wealthy New Yorkers pay more in taxes to fund child care statewide, and favored Gov. Kathy Hochul in next year’s election.

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The favorability ratings for Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, have risen statewide and in New York City rise since his election last month.

Uber and DoorDash Try to Halt N.Y.C. Law That Encourages Tipping

16 December 2025 at 16:00
The two food-delivery app companies filed a lawsuit against new rules, starting in January, that require food-delivery apps to provide a tipping option at checkout.

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Tips to delivery workers have fallen sharply since the apps removed the option to tip before payment.
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