New York City will have a new mayor on Thursday, Jan. 1. Zohran Mamdani is set to be the city’s next mayor. He’ll be the first Muslim and first person of South Asian descent to serve in the position.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was officially sworn into her second term Monday, and while she used her inauguration speech to sharply criticize the Trump administration and outline her office’s priorities, ...

HUDSON — The city’s new mayor previewed his goals for the city at a ceremonial inauguration at Hudson Hall on Saturday afternoon. Mayor Joseph Ferris packed Hudson Hall’s second-floor performance ...

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Washington DC - Michelle Obama will not be in attendance when Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term in the White House on January 20. A spokesperson for the former first lady and her husband, ...

A common crime of American politics occurs when a politician jazzes up the base with partisan rhetoric only to transform into a muddled centrist after Election Day. At least for now, New York City’s ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged skeptics of his plans while reiterating that he would focus on working-class New Yorkers. By Jeffery C. Mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons Mayor Zohran Mamdani gave a ...

Marcia Kramer joined CBS News New York in 1990 as an investigative and political reporter. Prior to CBS2, she was the City Hall bureau chief at the New York Daily News. New York City Mayor Zohran ...