NYC has had plenty of mayors — but none like our next one

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani taking a selfie with a veteran during a visit to the Volunteers of America-Greater New York Commonwealth Veterans Residence for Veteran's Day on Nov. 11, 2025. James Keivom

Honored to know Hizzoner

We’ve had mayors to the right of us — and now way-the-hell to the left of us.

As all civilization knows, I am not one to complain or criticize. But mostly mayors schlep to other countries to get photographed on free trips then — once back — stand in front of microphones to read what some low-leveler wrote for them, then allow a chorus to stand and pose behind them nodding sagely at their non-words before patting the electee on the back and remembering to say how great his wife looks.

We’ve had a few of these mayors — in no order of ability:

De Blasio — excuse t