New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani indicated that he is open to supporting reparations for Black New Yorkers whose ancestors were enslaved. The position places him within a long-running and politically contested debate over whether governments should address the continuing effects of slavery and racial discrimination through targeted redress.

Mamdani did not set out a specific reparations scheme, cost or timetable. His remarks were made in response to a question about support for reparations, leaving the practical form, eligibility and funding of any policy unresolved.