I will always make the case for each and every person that calls this city home,” Mamdani said, while acknowledging he expects to have disagreements with Trump.

NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the city's current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has agreed to remain in the post, a major coup for the incoming mayor as he moves to assuage concerns over his past criticisms of the New York Police Department.

President Donald Trump and N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani seemed to have an unexpectedly cordial meeting on Friday, Nov. 21, despite their vast political differences

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani told "Good Morning America" on Wednesday that he would not be "intimidated" by potential threats from President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to the city. "His threats are inevitable," Mamdani said. "This has nothing to do a safety, it has to do with intimidation."

While surrounded by members of the media, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, helps to serve meals at at POTS, a Bronx nonprofit that provides food assistance, in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he’s open to an “alternative” to increasing taxes on the wealthy or on businesses to fund his proposals, after speaking with New York Gov.

Republican Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, just won a second term less than three weeks ago. He's now considering a run for a higher office: Governor of New York.