Open Letter To Mayor-Elect Mamdani To Restore NYC's Commitment To Community And Ethnic Media

NYC Must Restore Community and Ethnic Media Support - Epicenter NYC

On behalf of New York City’s ethnic and community media December 18, 2025 Dear Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani: The ethnic and community media ecosystem cannot survive another four years of neglect from City Hall.  We write to you as representatives of journalistic outlets across the greatest city in the world and unquestionably its media capital. Yet over the past four years, New York City government’s commitment to our sector has declined significa…

Open Letter to Mayor-Elect Mamdani: To Restore NYC's Commitment to Community and Ethnic Media - Greenpointers

Dear readers, Today, we join more than 50 local news publishers in sharing an open letter to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani. Earlier this year, Greenpointers published an op-ed detailing our experiences with the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media (MOECM). As misinformation, AI, and massive layoffs have significantly hampered local news outlets, MOECM should have been a much-needed salve and a booster in sustaining this critical work. Inste…

Open Letter To Mayor-Elect Mamdani To Restore NYC's Commitment To Community And Ethnic Media

December 18, 2025 Dear Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani: The ethnic and community media ecosystem cannot survive another four years of neglect from City Hall.  We write to you as representatives of journalistic outlets across the greatest city in the world and unquestionably its media capital. Yet over the past four years, New York City government’s commitment to our sector has declined significantly – evidenced by the erosion of Local Law 83’s advert…