Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City on Monday, January 12, 2026. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News) By Marianne Pizzitola PUBLISHED: January 31, 2026 at 5:00 AM EST NY Daily News Zohran Mamdani campaigned on the idea that the government should make life better and more affordable for the working class and protect them from corporate greed and corruption. His critics have attacked his platform as delusional and dangerou

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The audit from Comptroller Brad Lander, concluding the joint union-City Hall insurance fund owes billions of dollars to the city, is applauded by fiscal watchdogs and advocates who have long decried deals they say ripped off retirees and taxpayers. by Claudia Irizarry Aponte Dec. 30, 2025, 6:39 p.m. Updated Dec. 30, 2025, 9:02 p.m. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces at Elmhurst Hospital the appointment of Steven Banks as his nominee for corporation counsel, the city's top

Unions The review by Comptroller Brad Lander finds the joint city and municipal union fund owes billions to the city following contract deals that aimed to save money on health care. by Claudia Irizarry Aponte Dec. 30, 2025, 5:00 a.m. DC 37 leader Henry Garrido announces with Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall a tentative five-plus year contract agreement, Feb. 17, 2023. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office An explosive audit from City Comptroller Brad Lander recommends di

Op-Ed | NYC municipal retirees betrayed by their own unions on Medicare benefits By Marianne Pizzitola Posted on December 21, 2025 Demonstrators protested against the mayor’s plan to shift public-sector retirees to Medicare Advantage on Thursday, March 9, 2023. File photo By Dean Moses Being an elected official comes with a responsibility that includes not being bought by “special interests.” But the special interests some politicians are controlled by are our own former unio

by Marianne Pizzitola My reply to a majority of people not in our organization who engaged in ad hominem attacks because our issues don't align. They confused their allegiance - not with us, but with what movement. (as seen in Work Bites) I’m encouraged to see that so many voices are now talking about retiree healthcare and respect for New York City’s public servants. That’s what we’ve wanted all along, for our issues to be heard, not politicized like this response is. Our or

By Marianne Pizzitola Posted on October 29, 2025 Zohran Mamdani has mastered the art of performance politics. But behind the social media gloss lies a troubling silence, according to Marianne Pizzitola, president of the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees. REUTERS/Mike Segar Zohran Mamdani has mastered the art of performance politics. He’s a TikTok man, quick with a slogan, full of fiery rhetoric, and ready with a viral soundbite. But behind the social media gloss li

Latest Tri-State News Oct 27 Editor’s Note: Marianne Pizzitola is a retired EMS worker and president of the New York City Organization of Public Service Retirees. Dear Zohran, You speak often about fighting hate, combatting racism, Islamophobia, and injustice, and I respect that. But I must ask: do our values not extend to older New Yorkers? Our organization represents more than 250,000 Medicare eligible retired city workers; the teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurs

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