The New York Times Criticizes Zohran Mamdani – For Not Having Enough Black People in His Administration

The New York Times has decided to go after Mayor Zohran Mamdani over the racial makeup of his administration.

There are a hundred legitimate reasons to go after Mamdani, from his economic policies to his insane housing czar, who wants to collectivize housing in the city, without focusing on such trivial aspects like race.

Criticizing him over something so petty makes the New York Times look very small. This is the least of concerns with this radical.

FOX News reports:

Zohran Mamdani dinged in New York Times report for ‘problem’ of not having Black deputy mayors

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, one of the most progressive elected officials in America, has a diversity “problem” on his hands.

The New York Times published a report on Thursday headlined, “None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem,” which says some Black and Latino leaders are concerned that “they are being denied access to power” under the new mayor, who ran on a hard-left platform and was celebrated in the press for being the first Muslim and first south Asian mayor in the city’s history.

New York Times reporter Jeffery C. Mays noted that Mamdani won the Democratic mayoral primary last year without much support from Black voters, prompting him to work with leaders and churches from the Black community in order to ensure a diverse administration.

“But in his rollout as mayor, Mr. Mamdani has appointed five deputy mayors, none of them Black; one was Latino,” Mays wrote before detailing some moves Mamdani has made to help Black voters that apparently aren’t enough for the community leaders.

Mamdani “announced Afua Atta-Mensah, who led his campaign outreach to Black voters, as the new chief equity officer and commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice” and “reaffirmed his commitment to releasing a long overdue and mandated plan to address racial disparities in New York City.”

It’s just absurd. Like, who cares about this?

Two weeks into his mayoral tenure, Zohran Mamdani is under fire for failing to name an African American to a deputy mayor post.

Here’s the New York Times: “None of Mamdani’s Deputy Mayors Are Black. It Has Become a Problem.” pic.twitter.com/wvRNEY6XkV

— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) January 16, 2026

If you’re a “political leader” whose “access to power” is contingent on the ascriptive identity of a deputy mayor, you have probably should find a new job. pic.twitter.com/Kzgk5fNgN3

— Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) January 16, 2026

New York City has much bigger fish to fry here.

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