"Right now is an opportunity for me to introduce myself as I am, and the focus of what my administration will be. Because it's very much in line with what many Staten Islanders care deeply about - which is not only their ability to afford to live in New York City, but also build a life in New York City."
"Holding a press briefing in the morning at the site of future housing, Mamdani visited the renowned North Shore restaurant Shaw-nae's House for lunch. In the small space, owner Shaw-nae Dixon-a descendent of the original oystermen who founded Sandy Ground-talked to Mamdani about what the borough's place in history and in the city means to her."
"Those are two separate things. Because too often people are able to scrape by to survive, but when they decide they want to raise a family, where Staten Island used to be a place where they could buy a home and do so, now it feels increasingly out of reach."
On Dec. 19 Zohran Mamdani visited Staten Island as the incoming mayor-elect, holding a morning press briefing at a future housing site and lunching at North Shore restaurant Shaw-nae's House. Owner Shaw-nae Dixon, a descendant of Sandy Ground oystermen, spoke about the borough's historical importance and its role in the city. Mamdani used a Q&A to outline a governing vision centered on affordability and helping residents build lives rather than merely survive. He observed that homeownership on Staten Island has become increasingly out of reach, prompting moves to New Jersey and Long Island, and pledged to make residents' concerns central to his administration.
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