New York City Mayor's Office

Built World

Announced construction start

The B38 bus moves as slowly as 4 miles per hour at peak on DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues. On November 5, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city Department of Transportation announced construction on 2.7 miles of bus and protected bike lanes along the two Brooklyn corridors.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Won the appeal; the rollout continues.

A New York state appeals court ruled for the city in November, leaving the pied-à-terre tax rollout in place. The court had frozen a lower-court ruling that voided the rollout, and the city kept collecting while the appeal was pending.

Updated 6 days ago

Rule Changes

Mamdani used endorsements to back three winning House candidates

Three candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won U.S. House seats on Nov. 3. Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander each won in districts that tilt heavily Democratic, so their general-election victories were expected once they won June primaries.

Updated 7 days ago