Summary
Zohran Mamdani has started his term as the mayor of New York City and now manages the official NYC Mayor's account, @NYCMayor. Confusion arose because past social media posts from former Mayor Eric Adams are still visible on the account. This has caused misunderstandings due to the different political views of Mamdani and Adams.
Key Facts
- Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City and runs the @NYCMayor account.
- Previous posts from former mayor Eric Adams are still on the account, creating confusion.
- Mamdani is the first Muslim, first of South Asian descent, first to be born in Africa, and the youngest mayor in generations at 34.
- Mamdani had a strong victory in the mayoral election against Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo.
- He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
- President Donald Trump has called Mamdani a "communist lunatic."
- The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, and Mamdani said he would enforce them if needed.
- A community note clarifies previous tweets were posted by Adams and not Mamdani.
