The New York mayor tells NPR's Juana Summers that newly elected democratic socialists need to seize this moment and show voters what politics can deliver.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to media after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, in New York. Adam Gray/AP hide caption
The New York mayor tells NPR's Juana Summers that newly elected democratic socialists need to seize this moment and show voters what politics can deliver.
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"People are alive today due to their heroism yesterday," Mamdani tells reporters at a news conference.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani provided an update following the collapse of a three-story building in Brooklyn, which left multiple people dead — including children — and others injured. Mamdani says victims included construction workers, and that some of the injured remain hospitalized.
Rescue operations are continuing but the number of people missing remains unclear.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani and the FDNY fire commissioner commend the heroic efforts made by the emergency services in their continued search for survivors after a three-story apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn
New York. The death toll in a building collapse in New York, USA has reached 8. At least 17 people, including three firefighters, were injured in the incident. New York Mayor Johran Mamdani gave t...
Rescue crews search for victims as Mayor Mamdani says first responders arrived one minute after emergency call.
