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2026January › 01

New York

6 months ago

New mayor pledges to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’ as he refuses to soften progressive positions
At a ceremony on the steps of City Hall, Zohran Mamdani has been inaugurated as mayor of New York.

Mamdani was sworn into office by Letitia James shortly after midnight in the abandoned city hall subway station

Here are some photos coming out of New York City as we wait for Mamdani’s inauguration b…

Boulanger: La Ville Morte album review – The celebrated teacher’s early opera is brought back to life

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This early work by Nadia Boulanger - better known as the influential teacher – was never performed and survived only in vocal score. Despi…

To succeed in office he will need to keep his supporters engaged with day-to-day governing, experts say.
More than 8.3 million workers are expected to benefit from minimum wage hikes in 19 states including Arizona, California, Michigan, New Jersey and New York.

When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York

Billionaires raised fortunes against him. The president threatened to …

From freezing rents to free buses and municipal grocery stores – a recap of the policies that won Mamdani the office

Zohran Mamdani was sworn into office as New York’s 111th mayor at the stroke of mid…

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the New Year at the historic City Hall subway station.
The incoming mayor will use two family Qurans and a historic edition that symbolises New York City history.

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