Zohran Mamdani

Mayor of New York City United States

Liberal

Democratic socialism in city hall: freeze the rent, make buses free, tax the rich — and post the video.

Community poll — liberal or conservative?

Liberal 1336 (90%)(10%) 154 Conservative

Details — statements, goals & consistency record →

Most recent, with sources

2026-07-21Social post

Released a video conceding New York City cannot execute the ICC warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu — whom he again called a war criminal who is not welcome in New York City — and said the federal government should act instead.

2026-07-16Action

Said he will forgo the salary increase to $305,800 that City Council members approved — their first raise in a decade — keeping his own pay at the previous level.

Source: Bloomberg ↗

2026-06-25Action

The Rent Guidelines Board — remade by six Mamdani appointees — voted 7-1 to freeze rents on both one- and two-year leases for about one million rent-stabilized apartments, the first two-year freeze in the board's history.

Source: CNN ↗

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