Mayor Mamdani’s inauguration: Letters | New York – Latest News
The Issue: Mayor Mamdani’s inauguration, formally making him New York City’s 112th mayor.
It’s insane to me that New York City, my former home, starting Jan. 1, 2026, has formally descended into what can solely be described as chaos and incompetence (“The Commie of a new era,” Jan. 2).
“Elections have consequences,” goes the outdated saying. Well, all New Yorkers should brace themselves for what’s to come back.
I sincerely really feel sorry for the family and friends I left behind. I do know they didn’t vote for this. We can solely hope Mayor Mamdani will probably be a one-and-done mayor.
Louie Rey
Summerville, SC
I hope that Mamdani discovered the No. 1 rule of Economics at Bowdoin College: If you rob Peter enough instances to pay for Paul, Peter simply leaves.
May Mamdani fail quickly and fail typically. And could he take Gov. Hochul with him.
David DiBello
Bay Ridge
The Democratic Party as we as soon as knew it’s useless. They are so fixated on destroying President Trump that they’ve turned the celebration over to Sen. Bernie Sanders.
All you needed to do was have a look at the huge crowds and the honored audio system who have been on the inauguration of Mamdani. It was a sea of commies. RIP, New York City.
Sylvia Kane
Brooklyn
It was the identical outdated boastful Democratic socialist tripe on show at Mamdani’s inauguration.
There are two foremost rules of efficient management: Never mistake exercise for achievement, and success is decided by outcomes, not intentions. You by no means hear the particular metrics of success Mamdani will use to judge efficiency. You solely get empty, failed socialist rhetoric.
Good luck, New York City!
J. Mancuso
Naples, Fla.
New York City, I cry for you. I received’t be back to go to till the hate-filled Zohran Mamdani is gone. Eric Adams is missed already.
Butch Dener
New Paltz
To the trustworthy, taxpaying residents of NYC: Now that your new mayor has been sworn in, life inside the town limits won’t ever be the identical. Once the best metropolis on earth, it’ll now spiral downward sooner than when former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s crew took over.
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Wealthy taxpayers will flee to friendlier environs; welfare cheats will flock to New York City, to allow them to reside without cost; drug addicts and unlawful migrants will defile the sidewalks; tourism will evaporate (together with the billions of {dollars} it brings in); shoplifters will probably be free to pillage with out recourse, whereas the average shopkeeper will probably be ruined by extreme taxation, and police safety on the road will disappear.
Don Tyndall
Allentown, Pa.
It would’ve been acceptable for AC/DC to carry out “Highway to Hell” at Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony as a prelude to the long run of New York City.
John Kostynick
Bay Shore
The Issue: Investigations into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s wealth following latest fraud scandals in Minnesota.
While Rep. Ilhan Omar’s web value has elevated to $30 million, a growing quantity of people are overworked, drained, anxious and rightfully offended about affordability (“Probe into Rep. Omar’s $udden gains,” Dec. 30).
Apparently, the superfluous wealth wishes of the few, and particularly the one, more and more outweigh the wants of the various.
The more they make, the more they need. It’s by no means enough.
Frank Sterle Jr.
White Rock, Canada
So, Omar received wealthy in a single day when she helped allow a multibillion-dollar rip-off. I assume it truly is “all about the Benjamins” together with her.
Jeffrey Levy
Pocono Lake, Pa.
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