Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens, has been elected mayor of New York City, marking a historic moment in the city’s political history. Hundreds of his supporters filled the Brooklyn Paramount Theater on Tuesday night, erupting in celebration as results confirmed his victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his bid for reelection in a stunning reversal in the world’s financial capital and largest U.S. city that could reshape the upcoming mayoral race.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday turned away a challenge by a group of firearms dealers in New York to numerous Democratic-backed measures adopted by the state last year regulating gun purchases that the businesses said hurt their businesses.
The New York Supreme Court ordered New York City to “do what is right and what is just” by rehiring and providing back pay for fired unvaccinated city employees.