FAQ Live: 100 Days of Mamdani

NYC political podcast hosts discuss new mayor's first months in office.

Apr. 11, 2026 at 6:33pm

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FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel visited the Greene Room in Soho on Thursday night for a sold-out live episode, hosted by ABNY, talking about Mayor Zohran Mamdani's first 100 days in office.

Why it matters

As a progressive outsider who campaigned on ambitious policy goals, Mamdani's early tenure is being closely watched to see if he can translate his campaign promises into tangible results as the city's new mayor.

The details

During the live event, the FAQ NYC hosts offered their assessments of Mamdani's performance so far. 'I would give him a B,' said Christina Greer. 'I'm a harsh grader, so I think that's a solid grade. We're seeing someone grow in real time. We are out of the campaign phase and deeply into the governance phase, and there are a lot of ways that Mamdani was naive in campaigning. If these things were so simple, people would have done them before.'

  • The live event took place on Thursday night.

The players

Christina Greer

Co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast.

Katie Honan

Co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast.

Harry Siegel

Co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast.

Zohran Mamdani

The current mayor of New York City.

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What they’re saying

“I would give him a B. I'm a harsh grader, so I think that's a solid grade. We're seeing someone grow in real time. We are out of the campaign phase and deeply into the governance phase, and there are a lot of ways that Mamdani was naive in campaigning. If these things were so simple, people would have done them before.”

— Christina Greer, Co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast

The takeaway

As a progressive outsider, Mayor Mamdani's early tenure is being closely watched to see if he can translate his ambitious campaign promises into tangible results for the city, with political observers offering mixed assessments of his performance so far.