On his ninth day in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched “Under the Radar for All,” a program that will give away 1,500 free tickets to the city’s leading experimental theater festival to make live performance more affordable for working New Yorkers.
Mamdani announced the initiative at Brooklyn College after spending part of the morning on Hillel Place in Flatbush, where he handed out cards with QR codes that can be redeemed for complimentary tickets.
The tickets are tied to the 2026 edition of the Under the Radar festival, which runs through January 25 and features more than 30 productions in venues across the city, according to the New York Times.…