Mayor-elect Mamdani to Relocate to Gracie Mansion

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced that he and his wife, Rama Duwaji, will relocate to Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence on Manhattan's Upper East Side, upon his inauguration on January 1, 2026.

The decision marks a significant shift for the 34-year-old democratic socialist, who built his campaign around addressing the city's acute housing crisis. Mamdani, who won the mayoral election last month, cited family safety and the need to concentrate fully on his affordability agenda as the primary reasons for the move. "This decision came down to our family's safety and the importance of dedicating all of my focus on enacting the affordability agenda New Yorkers voted for," Mamdani said in a statement released on social media.

Currently, Mamdani and Duwaji reside in a one-bedroom, rent-stabilized apartment in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, where they have lived since 2018. The unit, in a prewar building known as the Princess Martha, costs about $2,300 per month and features modest amenities like hardwood floors and a windowed kitchen. Mamdani has often highlighted his personal experience with affordable housing, noting that he found the apartment...