President Donald Trump scaled back threats he has made to deploy the National Guard to New York City under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani‘s leadership, saying “other places need it more.” Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House on Saturday,

NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that the city's current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has agreed to remain in the post, a major coup for the incoming mayor as he moves to assuage concerns over his past criticisms of the New York Police Department.

President Donald Trump and N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani seemed to have an unexpectedly cordial meeting on Friday, Nov. 21, despite their vast political differences

Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected as mayor of New York City. Stay up to date with Newsday's coverage of the city's youngest mayor in more than a century.

While surrounded by members of the media, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, helps to serve meals at at POTS, a Bronx nonprofit that provides food assistance, in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)