Mayor of New York City
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Mayor of New York City - In office since January 2026
New York City's most visible artificial intelligence experiment — the MyCity business chatbot — was shut down in February 2026 after repeatedly giving illegal advice. But while that failure dominated headlines, the city was simultaneously deploying AI-powered tools across its 311 system that most residents never heard about: a voice assistant pilot built on Microsoft and Nuance technology, and an AI-driven multilingual translation service handling text and SMS in at least nine languages. The full picture only emerges when you cross-reference the city's annual algorithmic tool disclosures, 311 operational data, and recent AI governance documents.
Updated Feb 20
112th Mayor of New York City - Sworn in January 1, 2026
Just after midnight on January 1, 2026, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist placed his hands on two historic Qurans in an abandoned subway station beneath City Hall and became mayor of New York City. Zohran Mamdani's swearing-in capped a remarkable six-year journey from foreclosure counselor to state assemblyman to leader of America's largest city—the first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest mayor in generations. Within hours, he signed his first executive orders targeting landlords and creating task forces to accelerate housing construction.
Updated Feb 5
Mayor of New York City - Publicly supporting striking nurses
Nearly 15,000 nurses walked off the job at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian on January 12, 2026—the largest nurses' strike in New York City history. The walkout came three years after nurses at two of those same hospital systems won enforceable staffing ratios through a three-day strike. Now the hospitals want to roll those standards back, while also seeking to cut nurses' healthcare benefits.
Mayor of New York City - In office since January 1, 2026
A gas explosion tore through a Bronx high-rise at 12:19 a.m. on January 24, 2026, killing 60-year-old resident Ronald McCallister and injuring 15 others as firefighters who had arrived to investigate a gas odor were caught in the blast. Prosecutors determined the explosion was sparked when Samuel Calderon, 55, who did not live in the building, broke into an apartment and disconnected a stove to steal and sell it, leaving a gas leak that ignited 15 minutes after firefighters arrived on scene. All 148 apartments at Boston Secor Houses in Eastchester were evacuated, displacing over 350 residents who remain in temporary housing six days later.
Updated Jan 30
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