UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced plans to move into Gracie Mansion alongside his wife Rama following his inauguration in January.
He previously said he was undecided, but on Monday announced he’ll be making 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,” the future mayor said in a statement.
He added that he will miss living in Astoria during his term.
“While I may no longer live in Astoria, Astoria will always live inside me and the work I do,” he said in the statement.
Mamdani officially takes office on January 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.
READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW:
“My wife Rama and I have made the decision to move into Gracie Mansion in January.
“We will miss much about our home in Astoria. Cooking dinner side by side in our kitchen, sharing a sleepy elevator ride with our neighbors in the evening, hearing music and laughter vibrate through the walls of the apartment.
“To Astoria: thank you for showing us the best of New York City. We have called this neighborhood home as our city weathered a devastating pandemic, cruel attacks on immigrants, and years of an affordability crisis. Time and again, this community has shown up for one another. We will miss it all – the endless Adeni chai, the spirited conversations in Spanish, Arabic and every language in between, the aromas of seafood and shawarma drifting down the block.
“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.
“My priority, always, is serving the people who call this city home. I will be a mayor for the line cooks on Steinway, for the children swinging at Dutch Kills Playground, for the bus riders waiting for the Q101. While I may no longer live in Astoria, Astoria will always live inside me and the work I do.”
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