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Mamdani's five ballot proposals pass
Voters approve every measure from the mayor's government efficiency commission.
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A City We Can Afford
One year ago, New Yorkers elected Zohran Mamdani the 111th mayor of New York City on a promise to make the five boroughs affordable for working people. Since taking office on January 1, he has frozen rents for a million stabilized apartments, launched free child care for toddlers, and won voter approval to make city government move faster.
✔ Elected Nov. 4, 2025
🏛 Sworn in Jan. 1, 2026
🗳 5 for 5 on the 2026 ballot
November 3, 2026 Results
New York Votes to Cut the Red Tape
All five charter proposals from Mayor Mamdani's Commission on Government Efficiency passed on Election Day, each with more than a million votes in favor.
All 5 Passed
Mayor's statement ↗
A Government That Works Faster
The reforms speed up approvals for bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, construction and city contracting, and set savings goals for the city's rainy day fund.
- 1Street safety projects — faster approvals for bike lanes and other street redesigns.✔ Passed
- 2Outdoor dining — application timelines cut by as much as 75 percent.✔ Passed
- 3Construction — less waiting to get city building projects underway.✔ Passed
- 4Contracting — a faster process for hiring the businesses and nonprofits that serve New Yorkers.✔ Passed
- 5Rainy day fund — contribution goals to protect the city in a downturn.✔ Passed
Results are unofficial until the NYC Board of Elections certifies the count. Early returns showed Proposals 1–4 winning with 61–67% and Proposal 5 with about 72%.
1M+
Votes for Mamdani in 2025, the first mayoral candidate to top a million since 1969
50.4%
Share of the vote in a three-way November 2025 general election
5 for 5
Charter reform proposals approved by voters in 2026
About
Meet Zohran Mamdani
A Queens organizer, a former housing counselor, and a mayor who built his campaign door by door.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1991 and moved to New York City at age seven, growing up in Morningside Heights. He is the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and scholar Mahmood Mamdani. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and earned a degree in Africana studies from Bowdoin College.
Before running for office he worked as a foreclosure-prevention housing counselor in Queens, helping working families stay in their homes. In 2020 he won a seat in the New York State Assembly representing the 36th District in Astoria and Long Island City, where he served from 2021 through 2025.
He launched his campaign for mayor in October 2024 as a long shot, won the June 2025 Democratic primary over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and went on to win the general election that November. He and his wife, artist Rama Duwaji, live in New York City.
Affordable rent, free buses, universal child care.— The core promises of the Mamdani for Mayor campaign
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Housing Counselor
Helped Queens homeowners fight foreclosure.
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Assemblymember
Represented Astoria and Long Island City for five years.
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Grassroots Campaigner
Powered by tens of thousands of volunteers.
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New Yorker
Raised in Manhattan, rooted in Queens.
The Agenda
What Mayor Mamdani Is Fighting For
The affordability agenda he ran on, and where each piece stands.
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Freeze the Rent
No rent increases for the roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments across the city.
Delivered · Oct. 2026🧸
Universal Child Care
Free care for children from six weeks to five years old, starting with 2-year-olds and expanded 3-K.
Underway · Fall 2026🛒
City-Owned Grocery Stores
One public grocery store in each borough, with prices about 30% below market on average.
First stores 2027–2029🚌
Fast & Free Buses
Fare-free, faster buses citywide. Albany has not yet approved it; the city is pursuing pilots and more bus lanes.
In progress🏗️
Build More Housing
The "Block by Block" plan to build permanently affordable homes and reinvest in NYCHA.
In progress💵
A $30 Minimum Wage
Raising the city's minimum wage to $30 an hour by 2030 so a paycheck covers a New York life.
Goal · 2030The First Year
Promises Kept, Work Ahead
Highlights from Mayor Mamdani's first ten months in City Hall.
~1M
Rent-stabilized apartments covered by the 2026 rent freeze
2,000
Toddlers in the first year of free 2-K child care
$124.7B
Executive budget that closed a multibillion-dollar gap
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Public grocery stores planned, one in every borough
January 2026
Sworn In
Took the oath just after midnight on New Year's Day in the historic City Hall subway station, then at a public inauguration with Sen. Bernie Sanders. Revived the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants on day one.
January 2026
A Child Care Breakthrough
Joined Gov. Kathy Hochul to announce state funding for universal 3-K and free care for 2-year-olds in New York City.
April 2026
Public Grocery Stores
Unveiled the plan for city-owned grocery stores, starting with La Marqueta in East Harlem.
May 2026
A Balanced Budget
Released a $124.7 billion executive budget, closing the deficit with new state aid, and launched the "Block by Block" housing plan.
June 2026
Rent Freeze
The Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on one- and two-year leases for stabilized apartments, effective October 1.
November 2026
Voters Back Reform
All five charter proposals to speed up city government passed on Election Day.
In the News
Election Week Coverage
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A green light to transform city streets
What the charter reforms mean for bike lanes, bus lanes and outdoor dining.
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Mamdani's victory lap
The mayor urges allies to keep their foot on the gas after a strong election night.
Read more →Keep New York Moving
The rent freeze, free child care and faster government happened because New Yorkers organized. Stay involved as Mayor Mamdani takes on what's next.
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