The NY Odd Couple Striving to Make Blue States Work

Is a Hochul-Mamdani Partnership Built To Last?

When Zohran Mamdani beat former governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral election last November, it was broadly assumed his ambitious agenda would struggle to gain traction in Albany.

In his first weeks as NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani takes a measured approach

Would Zohran Mamdani compromise?

Jewish safety in New York depends on clear lines and moral courage from Mamdani

Shortly after Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election, I received a text from a new number. It was the mayor-elect.I felt compelled to speak with him out of my respect for him becoming the new mayor. Our intense and productive conversation came after a violent protest outside my father’s Park East Synagogue. What happened that night in the streets of New York was not a political debate, but a deliberate act of intimidation against …

The NY Odd Couple Striving to Make Blue States Work

When Zohran Mamdani beat former governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral election last November, it was broadly assumed his ambitious agenda would struggle to gain traction in Albany. Most of Mamdani’s signature proposals require approval from the state legislature and the governor’s office, and although Democratic governor Kathy Hochul endorsed him seven weeks before the election and even attended a Queens campaign rally featuring Senat…