VCY America

With stories ranging from Mamdani to Minnesota, the news cycle continues to flow as we surge into the new year. Here's a selection of stories that Jim presented: --Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor of New York on the Qur'an and claims he wants to replace individualism with "the warmth of collectivism." --Mamdani used his first day in office yesterday to hit the ground running with new executive orders targeting city landlords and housing development. He said that the city will take precedent setting action to intervene in the private landlord bankruptcy case he said was tied to 93 buildings. --The Council on American/Islamic Relations of New York called Mamdani's inauguration, "a historic moment of progress for American Muslims and the entire nation." --Mamdani announced that Ramzi Kassem, a 9-11 terror lawyer, is going to serve as the city's occupying chief counsel. --Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, at the forefront of expanding federal funding for pandemic-era food and child care programs; those