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Speculation swirls after Page Six reports Swift and Travis Kelce may wed on July 3 in New York City, a plan that could supersede earlier Rhode Island talk. The NYC location aligns with Swift’s strong ties to the city and its inspiration for her music and social life, though questions about guests and logistics linger.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marks 100 days in office amid a $5.4 billion deficit, arguing that despite fiscal constraints he’s delivering on universal childcare, faster and potentially free buses, tenant protections, and landlord accountability while trimming some campaign promises to fit the budget. He defends his policing approach—retaining Commissioner Jessica Tisch and creating the Office of Community Safety, and pushing to release body camera footage—while stressing that outcomes matter more than ideology. He clashed with City Council Speaker Julie Menin over a budget proposal and emphasizes honest budgeting as he negotiates a leaner path forward, all within a relationship with President Trump grounded in shared love for NYC despite disagreements.
New York City marks Zohran Mamdani's first 100 days in office, with the mayor leveraging celebrity-style visibility to elevate his policy agenda on housing, city budgets, and public services.
After 100 days in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has shifted from bold campaign promises to pragmatic governance amid a $5.4 billion budget gap, delaying or scaling back some pledges (like expanding housing vouchers and a full Department of Community Safety) and pressing for wealthy tax revenue to close the deficit, while scoring wins on universal childcare and service delivery and maintaining a centrist approach to policing. Polls show mixed approval, and he faces political friction with the City Council and state leadership as Albany funding remains uncertain.
A Emerson College/PIX11 poll finds NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at 43% approval (27% disapproval) at 100 days, with 59% saying the city is on the wrong track; approval is higher among November voters (+26 net) than non-voters (+9). Voters favor his handling of childcare (54%) and housing affordability (49%), are split on the budget (40% approve, 37% disapprove), and rate the economy as mostly poor/fair. A strong 65% back a millionaire’s tax, while most think the wealthy should bear higher taxes; fewer expect a corporate tax increase to trigger mass exits (44% don’t think it would, 30% think it would). Poll conducted April 5–6, 2026 with 850 registered voters, MOE ±3.4%.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says fare-free buses won’t happen this year, but supports pursuing a fast, free-bus pilot with talks continuing for 2026 and potential action in 2027; he defends City Council Speaker Julie Menin from personal attacks, weighs in on President Trump’s Iran policy, and notes a 30-day public comment period on a revised racial equity plan ahead of a mid-July final report.
A New York City Golden Retriever named Stella becomes adorably fixated on her dad during a FaceTime call, pawing at the keyboard and peering behind the laptop as she searches for him, a moment that charmed viewers and went viral.
Two teenagers, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, are charged in an ISIS-linked bombing attempt during an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion, with dash-cam footage purportedly showing them discussing casualties and how many people to kill. Prosecutors say they traveled from Pennsylvania to New York, planned to detonate improvised devices, and face multiple counts including conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and use of a weapon of mass destruction; they are due for arraignment on April 15.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is poised to lift the 2023 TikTok ban on city devices, allowing at least some city agencies to use the app again, with the policy rollout expected in a TikTok video on the @nycmayor account. The move ends the Adams-era security ban amid ongoing debates about data security and ByteDance’s ties to Beijing, reflecting a broader national trend of easing restrictions while cybersecurity concerns persist.
Apollo Global Management is weighing relocating its second US headquarters to the Sun Belt amid New York City's planned corporate and personal tax hikes backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani; the potential shift signals a growing impatience with NYC's business climate and follows other firms relocating to tax-friendly states like Texas and Florida.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters a challenging round of labor negotiations with around 100 city unions, facing a tight, $127 billion budget secured by depleted reserves and proposed tax measures. With pattern bargaining likely pushing pay hikes higher than the city’s modest reserves, the mayor must balance workers’ demands for raises with fiscal constraints and political pushback, all while navigating a council that has resisted certain tax increases.
Mayor Mamdani’s order to trim spending prompts an initial round of NYC Education Department cuts—about $27.5 million this year and $30.3 million next—as officials work toward the 1.5% and 2.5% savings targets; the full plan hasn’t been released, but the department is expected to cut hundreds of millions by pruning duplicative tech contracts, unused consulting, and administrative services, while citywide cuts total around $230 million and the broader effort targets up to $1.7 billion in reductions across agencies.
The cockpit voice recorder from an Air Canada Express jet captured a runway clearance error at LaGuardia: air traffic control cleared both the plane and an emergency vehicle to use the same runway, a miscommunication the tower did not recognize, leading to a deadly collision that killed two pilots and injured others; the NTSB is investigating.
The Madison Episode 4 is criticized for portraying New York City as crime-ridden and outdated, undermining its sensitive exploration of grief, as the reviewer questions Sheridan’s grasp of city life even as the episode advances the show's deep dive into grief.
New York City's first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, publicly observed Ramadan with numerous iftars and prayers, using his faith to shape governance even as he faced Islamophobic attacks, a high-profile ISIS-inspired incident, and controversy over Gaza/Israel commentary and his wife’s past statements, illustrating both political connection to Muslim constituents and vulnerabilities to criticism.