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