Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has scored a victory over the City Council before he even takes office – and he has Gov. Kathy Hochul to thank.
Earlier this month, Hochul vetoed legislation that would have revoked the mayor of New York City’s prerogative to bounce any City Council-proposed changes to the City Charter off the ballot. If Hochul had signed it into law, Mamdani would have faced new complications enacting his ambitious agenda.
The Albany measure emerged after Mayor Eric Adams blocked proposals by the Council to change what is essentially the city’s constitution — proposals that have to be approved by voters…