Mayor Mamdani's Executive Orders

Last updated: June 2026

A full list of executive orders signed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, including the official order number, date signed, and a plain-language summary of what each order does.

Executive Order 1 — Prior Executive Orders (PDF)
January 1, 2026
Revoked all executive orders signed by Mayor Eric Adams on or after September 26, 2024 — the date of his federal indictment — while continuing all earlier orders. Nine Adams orders were wiped out, including the IHRA antisemitism definition, the ban on divesting from Israel, and permission for ICE agents at Rikers Island.

Executive Order 2 — Mayor's Office Structure and Operations (PDF)
January 1, 2026
Established the structure of the Mamdani administration, creating five deputy mayor roles: First Deputy Mayor, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Deputy Mayor for Operations, and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. Also retained and formalized the Office to Combat Antisemitism.

Executive Order 3 — Revitalizing the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (PDF)
January 1, 2026
Revived the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, which had been defunded under Adams, and appointed Cea Weaver as director. The office coordinates tenant protections across city agencies and targets repeat-offending landlords.

Executive Order 4 — LIFT Task Force (PDF)
January 1, 2026
Created the Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) task force to identify city-owned land suitable for housing development. The task force was directed to identify sites that could support at least 25,000 new housing units over ten years, with a report due by July 1, 2026.

Executive Order 5 — SPEED Task Force (PDF)
January 1, 2026
Created the Streamlining Procedures to Expedite Equitable Development (SPEED) task force to identify and remove permitting and bureaucratic barriers that slow housing construction and drive up costs. An initial set of recommendations was due within 100 days.

Executive Order 6 — Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary (PDF)
January 2, 2026
Established the Mayor's Advisory Committee on the Judiciary to recruit, evaluate, and recommend qualified candidates for appointment to Criminal Court, Family Court, and Civil Court. Replaced a prior Adams-era committee structure and set transparency and public reporting requirements.

Executive Order 7 — Office of Mass Engagement (PDF)
January 2, 2026
Renamed and restructured the Community Affairs Unit as the Office of Mass Engagement to bring residents directly into city policymaking before decisions are made. The office consolidated multiple civic engagement entities under one structure and coordinated the Rental Ripoff hearings across all five boroughs.

Executive Order 8 — Rental Ripoff Hearings (PDF)
January 4, 2026
Directed city agencies to hold public "Rental Ripoff" hearings in all five boroughs within the administration's first 100 days. Tenants testified about poor conditions, illegal fees, and abusive landlord practices, with agencies required to publish a policy action plan within 90 days of the final hearing.

Executive Order 9 — Junk Fees (PDF)
January 5, 2026
Established a Citywide Junk Fee Task Force and directed the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to crack down on businesses that advertise one price and charge another at checkout. DCWP was directed to begin compliance monitoring and enforcement immediately.

Executive Order 10 — Subscription Tricks and Traps (PDF)
January 5, 2026
Directed DCWP to prioritize enforcement against businesses that deceptively enroll people in subscriptions or make them difficult to cancel. Required businesses to make cancelling as easy as signing up, and directed coordination with the State Attorney General on enforcement.

Executive Order 11 — Small Business Fees and Fines (PDF)
January 14, 2026
Directed seven city agencies to produce a full inventory of fees and civil penalties levied on small businesses and identify which could be reduced or eliminated within 45 days. Also directed the Department of Small Business Services to assess how long it takes to obtain permits and propose ways to shorten those timelines.

Executive Order 12 — Chief Savings Officers (PDF)
January 29, 2026
Required every city agency to designate a Chief Savings Officer within five days to audit spending, identify waste, and find opportunities to streamline services. Each officer had 45 days to complete a full assessment, following the revelation of a $12 billion budget shortfall inherited from the Adams administration.

Executive Order 13 — Protecting New Yorkers from ICE (PDF)
February 6, 2026
Expanded sanctuary city protections by barring federal immigration agents from city property without a judicial warrant, directing agencies to protect resident data from ICE, and mandating a 90-day audit of agency compliance with sanctuary laws. Also established an Interagency Response Committee to coordinate crisis response.

Executive Order 14 — Office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs (PDF)
March 13, 2026
Established the Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, replacing the NYC Unity Project, and appointed Taylor Brown as director — the first transgender person to lead a New York City mayoral office. The office focuses on advancing policies for queer New Yorkers and upholding sanctuary protections for those fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ persecution.

Executive Order 15 — Establishing the Office of Community Safety (PDF)
March 19, 2026
Created the Office of Community Safety (OCS) within the Mayor's Office to unify and coordinate the city's violence prevention, mental health crisis response, and victim services programs under one structure. OCS oversees the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Office of Community Mental Health, Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes, Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, and Office of Crime Victim Services.

Executive Order 16 — Mayor's Office of Deed Theft Prevention (PDF)
April 24, 2026
Created New York City's first Office of Deed Theft Prevention, housed within the Department of Finance, to protect homeowners from property fraud. Appointed attorney Peter White as director, with a focus on communities of color where deed theft is most prevalent. Also established a Deed Theft Prevention Advocate position to help victims navigate the process.

Executive Order 17 — Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat (PDF)
June 22, 2026
Directed a whole-of-government response to protect New York City's 1.4 million outdoor workers from extreme heat. Required multilingual heat safety guidance, heat illness prevention plans across all city agencies, construction site safety reviews by the Department of Buildings, and enforcement of bathroom access rights for outdoor and delivery workers.