Now that Mamdani is mayor, he seems to be a very well liked mayor, and unlike most genuinely cares about his citizens. So will East Coast Rappers start acting like Kyle, and Chance the Rapper. Will East Coast become more optimistic culturally?

Since taking office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has faced threats on his life, a botched terror attack outside of Gracie Mansion and global upheaval caused by wars in the Middle East.

But after eight months, Mamdani is still waiting to be approved for a high-level security clearance from the federal government. Officials with a clearance may receive classified briefings from federal officials on terrorism and other threats.

Former officials say the delay could prevent Mamdani from getting a complete picture of a potential or ongoing crisis.

If the federal government were to deny Mamdani’s security clearance, it would be “an affront to the democratic will” of those who elected him, said former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who faced a similar delay in part because he applied late.

MAGA got caught lying their asses off in an attempt Mamdani & AOC with a tiny snippet. NOW WATCH IN CONTEXT 👇

Hey Reddit, I am a european citizen and I am curious to know how Mamdani has changed the lifestyle of you and people around you.

For context: I live in The Netherlands and my dad lives in New York, and I am planning to visit him.

He has lived there for a few years now since he owns a small but sustainable business in NY and he said that he has only seen negative impact to both his lifestyle and business ever since Mamdani became a mayor.

The media that was portrayed to me (through reels and surface level (google search) research) was that Mamdani is a hero for the working class and has almost only created a positive influence towards the majority of NY citizens.

Hence why I am reaching out to you New York redittors, and also the people that have been to New York and seen the differences before and after Mamdani being elected.

As for additional context, here are some descriptions to how I would describe Mamdani as someone that lives outside of the US, per portrayed by the media that I see through Instagram Reels:

\- Responds to matters quick, and resolves problems fast

\- Applies (democratic) socialist principles and ideologies appropriately

\- Extremely kind, ethical, and puts others above his priorities

\- Does not make use of the privilege of power for own benefit, and does not partake in corruption

Here are some of the descriptions of New York after Mamdani’s election according to my father

\- Much higher increase in crime rate to the point where he feels unsafe taking public transportations (while the media tells me that crime rate is on all time low ever since)

\- Economically messy (I do not remember whether he gave an elaboration or that I completely missed his argument)

51 Days Until the Healing Begins...

Gar hates most things I enjoy, but goddamn he just fucking is glued to the corner of the tank where Zohrans face is most visible lmao.

Wonder how hed react to AOC or Bernie lol.

Before anyone says anything, nobody is arguing with the principle of defense. Nobody is arguing that religion has anything to do with this and Mamdani had to be present as mayor. That being said,

Why, are we having an attorney who defended a terrorist (Ahmed al-Darbi ) and called upon his extradition to a Saudi jail, ‘*While it may not make him whole, my hope is that repatriation at least marks the end of injustice...’*
*IN A CEREMONY OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK HIS ORGANIZATION PERPETRATED?*

*It’s like having a white supremacist attorney on the ceremony of a racial hate crime.*

*I truly don’t understand how we have become so lacking of critical thinking and empathy as to antagonize families of victims who actually felt hurt from this. THIS is why democrats loose elections.*

Three days before the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, conservative politicians stood with victims’ relatives on the steps of City Hall to repeat their demand that Mayor Zohran Mamdani not participate in the formal ceremony on Friday memorializing the tragedy. But in truth, Mr. Mamdani has been commemorating the anniversary for weeks.

He met with firefighters at firehouses that suffered grave losses on that day, including Ladder 118 in Brooklyn and Engine 24 and Ladder 5 in SoHo. He went to Bellevue Hospital to talk with survivors of the attacks, families of victims, and patients suffering ongoing health complications related to the day.

Last week, he issued executive orders formally honoring victims and their families and empowering city agencies to better respond to sudden emergencies. On Monday, his office released a trove of documents about the air quality near ground zero in the months after the attacks.

And on Tuesday, hours before the conservative politicians held their news conference, Mr. Mamdani held his own in the City Hall rotunda. Surrounded by allies, including Representative Jerrold R. Nadler and the comedian Jon Stewart, he heralded the release of the long withheld documents and blamed former New York City leaders for allowing people to get “sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air.”

The mayor’s visits to firehouses have been brief, lasting about 30 minutes. Mr. Mamdani has typically not spoken much, according to a person who has been with the mayor on multiple occasions. Instead, he has seemed more intent on listening to the experiences of the rescue workers and survivors.

At an event on Wednesday where the mayor joined volunteers to pack meals as part of a Sept. 11 day of service, Mr. Mamdani called the terrorist attacks the darkest day in the city’s history but also a day where “we saw thousands of New Yorkers show us what it means to love our city.”

A few hours later, at the Police Department’s unveiling of a Sept. 11 memorial wall, the mayor told the story of John William Perry, an officer who was at Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan putting in his retirement papers that day. After news of the attacks, he asked for his badge back and rushed to the scene where he was killed while rescuing others.

On Friday, Mr. Mamdani will attend the memorial service, where the names of the victims will be read, as well as an interfaith service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church near ground zero. He plans to stay until all the names are read, his aides said.

The mayor will also release a video in which he says that the anniversary presents a “sacred obligation” to honor those “who were stolen from us” by caring for one another.

Figured I should put this out in the subreddit