Mamdani Has Signed One Bill in Ten Months, the Post Reports, as Dozens More Became Law Unsigned

Ten months into the job, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed one bill passed by the City Council, according to the New York Post. The bill allows sidewalk outdoor dining to continue year-round. He signed it in August.

The other bills, nearly 100 by the Post's count, became law anyway. The Post, Breitbart and Yahoo each describe them as "returned unsigned," which happens automatically when a mayor neither signs nor vetoes a bill within four weeks. So the city has not stopped producing laws. The question is why the mayor has put his name on so few.

The Post, which published its report the morning of Oct. 22, relied on anonymous sources who say the reason is that the mayor's team would rather be making videos. That explanation comes from unnamed people, and no response from Mamdani or his press office appeared in the material reviewed for this story.

What Went Unsigned

The bills that became law without his signature were not all minor. According to Yahoo, citing the Post, they include wellness checks for the elderly when temperatures exceed 95 degrees, expanded free childcare, and a rent-assistance program. Breitbart lists the first two.

Breitbart noted that childcare was a campaign promise from last year. Whether the mayor supported each of these bills is not addressed in the reporting reviewed here.

Breitbart said nearly every other bill eventually became law, while the Post said every other bill did. It is not clear from available reporting whether the mayor has vetoed anything, or whether he has stated a policy of not signing bills.

The TikTok Theory

Mamdani turned 35 on Sunday, Oct. 18. Breitbart put his TikTok audience at more than 44 million followers, and the Post reported that he appears in numerous videos on the platform every day.

That is where the Post's sources point. One person who often works with City Hall told the paper the mayor and his team are "obsessed with becoming a content farm," and said boring governmental meetings are often delayed so staff can hold pitch sessions for social media videos. A former City Hall staffer, also unnamed, put it this way:

"It's easier to govern by TikTok than to actually perform the duties of the job."

Both sources are anonymous, and the link between the mayor's video activity and his low signing count is the Post's framing, not something that has been documented. The bills became law either way.

The Comparison With Past Mayors

Breitbart, attributing the figures to the Post, reported that over the same ten-month period Eric Adams signed 30 laws, Bill de Blasio signed 47 and Michael Bloomberg signed 28. Those numbers have not been independently verified, and the original Post article could not be reviewed in full for this report. They should be treated with caution until checked against the Council's records.

What Happens Next

The Post promoted the story in a post on X, and Breitbart, Townhall, Hannity, Yahoo and TNND followed the same day. The next things to watch are whether City Hall responds to the Post's sources on the record, whether Council members weigh in, and whether any bill signings are scheduled. The Council's legislative database and the mayor's office should settle the exact count.