N.Y. Today: Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers

September 5, 2026

Rows of seats are filled with people, some holding their cellphones out to record a video of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, inside City Hall in New York.

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Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers

Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.

By Sally Goldenberg and Emma Goldberg

A man dances and makes a silly face amid a crowd of tennis spectators.

Influencers, Noise and Weed: Has the U.S. Open Become a ‘Zoo’?

As the Open grows ever more popular, tennis fans wonder if “the people’s tournament” has become too rowdy.

By David Waldstein

A man stands near a police vehicle blocking a lane on the Brooklyn Bridge.

N.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man With Knife on Brooklyn Bridge

The shooting, on Friday morning, happened days after the police shot and killed a woman in Times Square who had stabbed two people.

By Claire Fahy and Christopher Maag

An aboveground subway station outside Yankee Stadium.

M.T.A. Employee Struck and Killed While Working on the Subway Tracks

The employee was a construction flagger who notified trains that other transit workers were on the tracks. She was hit near the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium station in the Bronx on Thursday night.

By Claire Fahy

School Is Starting Late. That’s Good for N.Y.C. Summer Camps.

Some parents are at loose ends about how to occupy their children in the extra week before school starts Sept. 10 — and some camps are benefiting from their bind.

By Talia Barrington

Mount Sinai Agrees to Pay a Fine Over Adolescent Gender-Transition Care

The Manhattan hospital became the latest in the United States to strike a deal with the Trump administration to stop providing the treatment.

By Joseph Goldstein

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