Inside Mayor Mamdani's first week: Pushing for free child care and looking at deleted tweets

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first week in office brought both major announcements and minor controversies. On Thursday, the mayor unveiled a joint plan with Gov. Kathy Hochul for a statewide push to expand universal pre-K and create new 2-K child care initiatives. On the other side of the ledger, questions arose over the appointment of Cea Weaver to lead the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants in the wake of past tweets she has made. NY1 investigative reporter Courtney Gross, and political reporters Bobby Cuza and Kelly Mena break down an eventful first week at City Hall. After that, City Hall officially welcomed a new leader of the City Council. Upper East Side Councilmember Julie Menin was elected speaker unanimously on Wednesday. The "Off Topic" team looks ahead at what her leadership could mean for the Council and the city.

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Inside Mayor Mamdani's first week: Pushing for free child care and looking at deleted tweets is an episode from Off Topic/On Politics by Misha Zilman.

This episode is 33:44 long.

This episode was published on Jan 9, 2026.

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