Zohran Mamdani is a Queens-based New York State Assemblymember who uses social media threads, livestreams, and newsletters to explain legislative negotiations, share transit updates, and highlight local organizing partners.

Digital Organizing and Constituent Support

Taxi Worker Debt Relief (2021) Amplified the New York Taxi Workers Alliance hunger strike and debt relief campaign through daily Twitter updates, directing followers to call elected officials and attend solidarity rallies until a debt relief agreement was secured.

Mutual Aid Signal Boosting (2020-2022) Shared multilingual resource guides and fundraising links for Astoria mutual aid networks, using Instagram Stories and Twitter threads to keep constituents informed about food distributions, vaccine clinics, and rent relief clinics.

Constituent Casework Visibility (2022-Present) Publishes anonymized success stories from the district office on social media and in the “Astoria Assembly” newsletter, showing how digital intake forms translate into housing, immigration, and benefits case resolutions.

Housing and Budget Messaging

Good Cause Eviction Advocacy (2022-2024) Used Twitter spaces, shareable graphics, and video explainers to describe Good Cause Eviction proposals, rallying tenant organizers and providing updates from Albany during extended budget negotiations.

Public Budget Briefings (2023-Present) Hosts Instagram Live sessions and threads summarizing each state budget milestone, breaking down funding for housing, transit, and social services to maintain transparency with constituents and allied organizations.

Movement and Coalition Building

Mamdani’s digital presence connects local organizing to statewide campaigns by:

• Coordinating with Queens DSA canvass captains on distributed phonebanks and canvassing scripts
• Highlighting taxi worker victories alongside immigration advocacy groups to maintain coalition pressure on the city and state
• Sharing collaborative statements with Assembly colleagues on ceasefire calls, housing justice proposals, and climate investments to show alignment among progressive legislators
• Promoting civic education materials that explain how Albany procedures affect local rent, transit, and public safety debates

Transit and Street Safety Campaigns (2024-2025)

MTA Capital Plan Advocacy (November 2024) Briefed constituents through his “Assembly District 36” newsletter on the MTA’s proposed $65.4 billion 2025-2029 capital plan, stressing the$5.4 billion earmarked for modernizing N/R/W signals and pledging to fight for full funding if congestion pricing revenues fall short.

Fare-Free Bus Pilot Follow-Up (November 2024) Reported that the five-route fare-free bus program he championed with State Senator Michael Gianaris delivered 30% weekday and 38% weekend ridership gains, with the strongest growth among riders earning under $28,000, while operator assaults dropped 38.9%, bolstering his push for safer, more affordable transit.

REPAIR Act Messaging (November 2024) Used the same newsletter to rally support for his REPAIR Act, arguing that ending property tax exemptions for Columbia and NYU would redirect over $320 million annually to CUNY after mayoral budget cuts left hundreds of campus jobs vacant.

Traffic Violence Mobilization (December 2024) Distributed a street safety mailer documenting 19 traffic deaths in Astoria and Long Island City over two years, citing citywide spikes in serious injuries, and calling for NYPD patrol guide enforcement, daylighting, completion of the 31st Avenue Bike Boulevard, opening the Queensboro Bridge South Outer Walkway, and advancing his bike-lane camera (A4637) and Sammy’s Law speed limit (A7266) bills.