Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants

Rule Changes

Revitalized January 1, 2026 under Cea Weaver

Zohran Mamdani became New York City's first Muslim and South Asian mayor on January 1, 2026, at 34. His early months brought a $1.7 billion child care partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul, a two-year rent freeze and a $28 billion housing plan, but his plan to tax the wealthy stalled against Council Speaker Julie Menin and Hochul.

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