Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal on Friday urged New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to use his influence to remove Newsmax from Taxi TV screens in city cabs, arguing in a letter reported by the New York Post that the conservative network’s programming should not appear on the publicly visible monitors.
Hoylman-Sigal wrote that Taxi TV reaches millions of riders across New York City each month and claimed the platform should not carry what he described as “politically charged content,” according to the New York Post’s account of the letter.
Mamdani, who took office Jan. 1, had not publicly responded to Hoylman-Sigal’s request as of Friday, and City Hall declined to comment when contacted by the New York Post.
Supporters of Newsmax said the borough president’s demand amounts to viewpoint discrimination and censorship, arguing to the New York Post that conservative media outlets are increasingly being targeted by Democratic officials.
The dispute highlights mounting tension around Mamdani’s early tenure, as critics point to repeated efforts by progressive allies to pressure vendors and platforms to marginalize right-leaning news organizations.
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