NYC Mayor Mamdani Won’t Rule Out Cash Reparations if Commission Recommends Payments

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined to rule out supporting cash reparations for descendants of enslaved people if a city commission studying the issue ultimately recommends the payments.

During an interview on The Root podcast with columnist Charles M. Blow, Mamdani was asked whether he would back cash reparations if the commission concludes they are appropriate. The commission’s findings are e...