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Rule No. 1 at Mamdani’s City Hall: Keep the public in the dark

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, September 18). Rule No. 1 at Mamdani’s City Hall: Keep the public in the dark. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/opinion/rule-no-1-at-mamdanis-city-hall-keep-the-public-in-the-dark/

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The article criticizes Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration in New York City for its lack of transparency, highlighting delays in responding to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests and attempts to conceal communications with the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB). For instance, a request about meetings Commissioner Ana Maria Archila arranged with Iran’s UN ambassador took six months to respond to, despite being easily accessible information. Additionally, the mayor's office is facing lawsuits demanding disclosure of communications related to rent regulations and meetings with foreign diplomats, suggesting a pattern of secrecy contrary to Mamdani’s campaign promises of transparency.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration in New York City has faced criticism for allegedly violating the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) by delaying responses to requests, often citing a six-month processing time. This includes withholding information about meetings between Ana Maria Archila, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs, and representatives from countries like Iran. Despite claims of transparency during his campaign, Mamdani has been accused of operating with opacity, as evidenced by lawsuits filed against the administration to compel quicker responses to FOIL requests. The Manhattan Institute, parent organization of City Journal, is leading legal efforts to challenge these delays. Additionally, the mayor’s office is reportedly attempting to conceal communications with the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), further adding to concerns about transparency and accountability in city governance.

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The arrogant socialists running Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall believe they can rule by decree and without restraint. asserted

they → run → restraint

Even as this crew constantly touts its own “transparency,” it’s blatantly stonewalling on basic Freedom of Information Law requests, routinely setting a yawning six-month turnaround even on even mundane matters. asserted

it → tout → matters

Commissioner Ana Maria Archila of the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs arranged a notorious meeting with Iran’s UN ambassador, which only came to light when the State Department squashed it. asserted

Department → arrange → it

City Journal asked about other meetings Archila may have arranged with America’s avowed enemies; the mayor’s office said it’d take at least six months to comb through the records. uncertain

it → ask → records

All it takes is to look at her calendar. asserted

it → take → calendar

It turns out that six months is the standard timeframe Team Mamdani sets for virtually all FOIL requests, no matter what they are; City Journal’s parent, the Manhattan Institute, is now suing to end the stonewall. asserted

parent → turn → stonewall

The mayor has “utterly opaque” as his default setting. asserted

mayor → have → setting

Notably, City Hall is also trying to conceal its communications with the Rent Guidelines Board. asserted

Hall → try → Board

Mamdani campaigned vowing to “freeze the rent,” though the law says RGB decisions must be driven by data, not politics. asserted

decisions → campaign → data

So when the board froze the rent for two years despite ample data showing buildings’ costs are rising rapidly, inquiring minds asked how it reached that conclusion — especially after one member resigned claiming the fix was in. asserted

fix → freeze → conclusion

Mamdani shrugs his shoulders and assures us the RGB makes up its own mind . . . though he “guaranteed” in his campaign to fire unsympathetic members and replace them with puppets who would do his bidding — which is exactly what happened. asserted

what → shrug → bidding

Another lawsuit, brought by a coalition of landlords, is trying to force City Hall to disgorge its back-and-forth with the RGB; state Supreme Court Judge Brendan Lantry this week ordered Mamdani to comply. asserted

Lantry → bring → Mamdani

Burying legitimate questions, slow-walking responses and hiding behind privilege is how smug bureaucracies hoard information to kneecap potential critics. asserted

bureaucracies → bury → critics

It’s totally anti-democratic and gives the lie to Mamdani’s smug pose of openness. asserted

It → ’ → openness

Worse, it shows the mayor’s disdain for the rule of law and basic accountability. asserted

it → show → law

People who insist on governing from the shadows have nothing but contempt for the public they claim to serve. uncertain

they → insist → public

Rule No. 1 at Mamdani’s City Hall: Keep the public in the dark

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