Mamdani\u2019s office explained in a\u00a0press release<\/a> that the preliminary report, which the mayor had promised to release within 100 days in office, shows racial disparities in areas like housing, education, and income, and the new plan aims to “establish a new framework for how New York City measures affordability, understands inequity and plans for a more equitable future.”<\/p>\n “The True Cost of Living Measure offers an honest account of what it actually costs to live in this city\u00a0\u2014 and who is being left behind. It shows that this is not a crisis affecting a small minority of New Yorkers. It is a crisis touching the vast majority of our city, in every borough and every neighborhood,” Mamdani said in the press release.<\/p>\n “But we know this crisis is not felt equally. Black and Latino New Yorkers\u00a0\u2014 who have been pushed out of this city for decades\u00a0\u2014\u00a0are bearing the brunt. The Preliminary Racial Equity Plan is where we begin to reverse that pattern. These reports make one thing clear: we cannot tackle systemic racial inequity without confronting the affordability crisis head-on, and we cannot solve the cost-of-living crisis without dismantling systemic racial inequity.”<\/p>\n MAMDANI’S ‘GUN VIOLENCE’ COMMENTS AFTER KILLING OF 7-MONTH OLD BABY SPARK OUTRAGE: ‘ABSOLUTE DISGRACE’<\/a><\/p>\n New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands silently during a press conference on the Air Canada Express crash at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Mamdani\u2019s announcement quickly sparked pushback from conservatives, as well as from the Trump administration, expressing concerns about race-based initiatives and spending which the administration has been working to undo since taking power last year.<\/p>\n “Sounds fishy\/illegal,” DOJ\u00a0Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon\u00a0posted on X<\/a>. “Will review!”<\/p>\n “Straight-up racism against White people,” conservative influencer account Libs of TikTok posted on X<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The reality is Mamdani is implementing blatantly racist policies that reward and punish people based on their skin color,” conservative commentator Paul A. Szypula posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n The city billed the racial equity plan as the “first time any New York City administration has required major city agencies to examine their work through a racial equity lens and identify and eliminate disparities” and said the plan sets goals across seven domains that include: “Children, Youth, Older Adults and Families; Economy; Housing and Preservation; Infrastructure and Environment; Health and Wellbeing; Community Safety, Rights and Accountability; and Good Governance and Inclusive Decision-Making.”<\/p>\n The report cites a sizable gap in the median net worth of white households compared to Black households while reporting that Black New Yorkers also have a lower life expectancy and suggests the way to address those gaps is an expansive framework featuring more than 200 agency-level goals, over 800 proposed strategies, and roughly 600 performance indicators intended to track progress over time.<\/p>\n “Inequity has been embedded in the foundation of our city and nation since their inception; dismantling it requires a collective effort,” NYC Chief Equity Officer and NYC Mayor\u2019s Office of Equity & Racial Justice Commissioner Afua Atta-Mensah said in Monday\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n NYC LANDLORDS FIRE BACK AT \u2018RACIST\u2019 MAMDANI AIDE’S CLAIM THAT TIES HOMEOWNERSHIP TO ‘WHITE SUPREMACY’<\/a><\/p>\n “The NYC Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan reflects the city’s commitment to systemic transformation\u2014turning our values into actions. From housing and healthcare to education and infrastructure, every agency plays a pivotal role in reshaping how government serves New Yorkers. This plan outlines measurable goals and actionable strategies to advance racial equity, promote justice and create lasting change.”<\/p>\n Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani\u2019s office and the DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n Dating back to his mayoral campaign, Mamdani has faced intense criticism for his focus on race and “equity, including a\u00a0policy proposal<\/a>, “Stop the Squeeze on NYC Homeowners,” that outlined his plans to “shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and Whiter neighborhoods.”\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Zohran](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775543836_137_mayor-zohran-mamdani.jpg\")
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