Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.

Jared Walczak, vice president of state projects at the non-partisan Tax Foundation, voiced opposition to Mamdani's proposed tax hike, saying the policy risks a gradual erosion in the high-earner tax base and revenue losses that would accumulate over time.

NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the city's current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has agreed to remain in the post, a major coup for the incoming mayor as he moves to assuage concerns over his past criticisms of the New York Police Department.

President Donald Trump and N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani seemed to have an unexpectedly cordial meeting on Friday, Nov. 21, despite their vast political differences

In a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press,” Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said he had made a forceful case to the president that troops were not needed in the city.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had a productive meeting with President Trump despite their ideological differences, discussing New York City's cost of living and public safety.

While surrounded by members of the media, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, helps to serve meals at at POTS, a Bronx nonprofit that provides food assistance, in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

That collegial interaction was nearly unthinkable in the lead-up to the meeting, but the leader of the MAGA movement and the self-described democratic socialist made clear their conversation was a productive one – friendly,