Leila Bozorg

Rule Changes

Oversees LIFT and SPEED task forces

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.

Updated 4 hours ago

Built World

Public point of contact on Mamdani's review posture

For nearly two decades, Hudson Yards has been a major New York City megaproject: 28 acres of towers, retail, and public space built on a deck over active rail lines on Manhattan's far West Side. The eastern half is largely complete. The western half — 4,000 planned apartments anchored by a $2 billion publicly financed platform — just lost its political champion.

Updated May 31