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(Background) New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces two deputy mayors in Staten Island on December 19, 2025 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) / (L) A Koran manuscript is displayed at the University of Birmingham on July 24, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Mamdani set to become first NYC Mayor sworn in on a Quran

New York City (NYC) Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, is set to become the first mayor of the Big Apple to be sworn in on a Quran, the central “holy book” of Islam, with his upcoming ceremony set to take place at midnight on January 1st.

A video billboard showing McDonald's fast food is displayed in Times Square, New York City, on August 22, 2022. According to the New York State Labor Department, New York City has regained only 82 percent of the jobs lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, and remains 176,000 jobs below the pre-pandemic record. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

N.Y. minimum wage set to increase on Jan. 1

On January 1st, New York will raise its minimum wage to $17 an hour in New York City (NYC), Long Island, and Westchester County. As for the rest of the Empire State, the minimum wage will be $16 an hour.

RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 16: Tatiana Schlossberg attends her book signing at the In goop Health Summit San Francisco 2019 at Craneway Pavilion on November 16, 2019 in Richmond, California. (Photo by Amber De Vos/Getty Images for goop)

Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK’s granddaughter, passes at 35 following terminal cancer diagnosis

Tatiana Schlossberg, an accomplished environmental journalist, author, and the granddaughter of 35th President John F. Kennedy, died on Monday at age 35 after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), her family announced.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: A view of Central Park as snow falls on January 19, 2025 in New York City. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for Sunday through Monday morning, expecting 3 to 5 inches of snow in New York City and 5 to 8 inches outside the NYC metro area. (Photo by Heather Khalifa/Getty Images)

Post-Christmas snowstorm threatens travel plans in N.Y., New Jersey and Northeast region

A post‑Christmas snowstorm is underway in the New York Tri‑State area, expected to bring up to 9 inches of snow — the most the region has seen in several years — along with hazardous travel conditions.

(Background) New York Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks with press as he walks towards a press conference on October 08, 2025, in New York City. ( Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) / (L) Ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) / (R) NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders and AG Letitia James to swear in Mamdani as N.Y. mayor

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition office has announced that New York Attorney General Letitia James and Senator Bernie Sanders will preside over his swearing-in ceremony.

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Noem says Mamdani could be violating the Constitution, cites Mayor-elect’s video teaching illegals how to evade federal law enforcement

Amid ongoing lawsuits and other tensions between federal immigration authorities and disruptive left-wing leaders, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem suggested on Monday that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani already potentially “violated the Constitution.”