Zohran Mamdani unleashed a series of executive orders on his first day in office after announcing that he planned to ‘govern as a democratic socialist’ at his inauguration. The new mayor headed straight for Brooklyn after his lavish ‘block party’ in Manhattan to issue several executive orders and announcing plans in support of tenants’ rights following a campaign where he promised to freeze rents. He announced the creation of task forces to help protect tenants, as well as two that sought to make development projects easier in the city. Mamdani also issued executive orders relating to housing, reviving the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and making Cea Weaver, a progressive ‘housing justice’ activist, as its leader. The mayor also announced city action in a bankruptcy case against landlord Pinnacle.
Source: Daily Mail