New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces his first executive orders Thursday. (Fox News / Pool)
The mayor said the new administration "will not wait to deliver action" and "will stand up on behalf of the tenants of this city."
Mamdani announced three housing-related executive orders at the presser, starting with the revival of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, which he said will focus on resolving complaints and holding landlords accountable for hazardous conditions.
"We will make sure that 311 violations are resolved," Mamdani said, adding that the administration will hold "slumlords" accountable for "hazardous and dangerous threats" to tenant well-being.
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Zohran Mamdani attends the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2025, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Earlier in the day, Mamdani signed executive order No. 1, which revoked all prior mayoral executive orders under former Mayor Eric Adams issued on or after Sept. 26, 2024, unless they were specifically reissued by Mamdani's administration.
Mamdani signed a second executive order setting the structure of his administration, including five deputy mayors and their oversight responsibilities.
The mayor made the announcement at 85 Clarkson Ave., a rent-stabilized building he said is owned by Pinnacle Realty, which he described as a "notorious landlord."
Mamdani said tenants in the building have dealt with issues including a lack of heat and roaches.
Mamdani said the building is one of 93 properties tied to the same landlord, and that the portfolio is currently in bankruptcy proceedings.
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani raises his right hand during his swearing-in ceremony at Old City Hall Station early Thursday. (Amir Hamja/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The mayor said the buildings are set to be auctioned to a different landlord he claimed ranks No. 6 on New York City’s worst landlord list, and that the buildings collectively have more than 5,000 open hazardous violations and 14,000 complaints.
"This is an untenable situation," Mamdani said. "So today we are announcing that we will be taking action in the bankruptcy case and stepping in to represent the interests of the city and the interests of the tenants."
Mamdani said he directed his nominee for corporation counsel, Steve Banks, to take what he called "precedent-setting action" in the case.
"We are a creditor and interested party," Mamdani said, adding that the city is owed money and will fight for "safe and habitable homes" while working to "mitigate the significant risk of displacement" facing tenants.
A tenant speaker at the event described unsafe conditions in Pinnacle buildings and said a section of hardwood floor in the speaker’s mother’s apartment had remained unrepaired for seven years.
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"When they filed for bankruptcy this spring, Pinnacle gambled on making our housing less affordable and our lives more miserable," the speaker said.
The mayor said the moves mark the start of a more aggressive use of executive power on housing issues, beginning on his first day in office.
Mamdani's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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