New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani held his first press conference from Gracie Mansion.

On Monday, the mayor and his wife moved to the mansion, which is the official home of the mayor of New York City.

See Mamdani’s first press conference from the historic New York location below:

During the press conference, Mamdani answered a myriad of questions from journalists on a variety of topics.

ON THE CITY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE

When it comes to the City’s relationship with Hochul and the State, Mamdani said that he looks forward to attending the State of the State in Albany Tuesday.

“It’s an opportunity for me to, not only celebrate the partnership with the governor on starting to deliver universal child care here in New York City, but also a new kind of partnership,” he said, adding that “for far too long that has been a relationship framed more by dysfunction than it has been by any dedication to constituents.”

He also said he will also be speaking with the governor and her administration about his affordability agenda.

OFFICE TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM

“That’s one of the positions we are looking to fill in our government,” Mamdani said. “I think the most important thing for New Yorkers is to know they have a mayor who is firmly committed in ruling out and discouraging antisemitism across the city. That is a commitment that I made and intend to fulfill not only through my words but also through my actions.”

CITY SAFETY

“The Department of Community Safety continues to be a focus for us,” Mamdani said. “We’ve been holding interviews for high-level positions within it. It is all a reflection of the fact that we need to create a means by which police officers can focus on policing and we can actually address the more than 200,000 calls they receive in an annual basis tied to the mental health crisis.”

ON ICE RAIDS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

“My guiding principle is to follow the law and the laws that we have here in New York City, especially our sanctuary city policies, they prohibit coordination with ICE agents, for example, if they want to enter into a city property without a judicial warrant signed by a judge,” he said. “However, what it does permit is the coordination between the city and federal government on around 170 crimes if someone has been convicted of that. I think that’s an example to where the kind of coordination that is permitted.

Mamdani went on to say: “The issue, however, is that what we see time and time again is the focus of ICE’s activities and much of the federal government’s as it pertains to immigration enforcement is more to do with people whose only crime is simply being here in New York City.”

The mayor said he shared his thoughts on the subject with President Donald Trump.

“These raids are cruel and inhumane,” Mamdani said. “They don’t do anything actually to serve the interest of public safety.”