New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has declined to rule out offering cash reparations payments to affected New Yorkers, saying he will wait for recommendations from the city's Commission on Racial Equity before deciding. He made the comments during an interview with "The Root", leaving open the possibility of a payment scheme depending on the commission's findings.

Mamdani indicated the commission is not expected to report until next summer, meaning any decision on cash reparations remains some way off. The mayor's stance places him among a small but growing number of Democratic officials nationally who have entertained reparations proposals, a policy that remains politically contentious and has drawn criticism from opponents, including on Fox News.