Mayor to Mayor: Some Advice for Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani is about to find out what I learned the hard way: No one can be truly prepared for the tsunami-like dynamics of the transition from regular human to leader of a city of 8.5 million people. So let me speak from experience as a two-term mayor of New York City and offer a little guidance (or at least some solace) to Zohran and his team as they begin their extraordinary journey in governance.