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Zohran Mamdani Confirmed as NYC's 112th Mayor After Count Error

12/22/2025

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Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect, will be the 112th mayor of New York City, not the 111th as previously reported.
Researcher Michael Lorenzini found that Mayor Matthias Nicolls served two nonconsecutive terms, creating a miscount.
Paul Hortenstine alerted Gothamist to the error while researching early mayors' ties to slavery.
The city's first official mayoral list, published in 1921, also failed to include Nicolls' second term.

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Story summary

Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect, will be the 112th mayor of New York City, not the 111th as previously reported.
Researcher Michael Lorenzini found that Mayor Matthias Nicolls served two nonconsecutive terms, creating a miscount.
Paul Hortenstine alerted Gothamist to the error while researching early mayors' ties to slavery.
The city's first official mayoral list, published in 1921, also failed to include Nicolls' second term.