The Mayor of New York City released an address entirely in Mandarin.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 17, 2026
Multiple outlets report that Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a roughly 41-second public service video, delivered entirely in Mandarin, promoting free Broadway tickets for high school students.
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… New York City is going to be a disaster area. But here he is addressing give me, give me his address. This is a real thing. I saw it and had to get dig and say, this can't be real. This is this is AI. This is made up. It is not. This is the mayor of New York City doing an ad address over the weekend entirely in Mandarin. I didn't know he could speak it. I'm not sure why he's speaking it. He's talking to the people of New York City in Chinese. Here it is: 你好，我的名。 links to the show, Mr. Zorah, I'm doing.我不知道中文。. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Standard (Hong Kong) reports that Mamdani delivered a 41-second public service announcement "entirely in Mandarin" and quotes his opening line in Mandarin.[1]
Supports. Malay Mail reports that in a 31-second video posted on X, Mamdani addressed viewers in Mandarin to promote free Broadway tickets, published August 16, 2026, matching the weekend timing in the post.[2][3]
Supports. Yahoo News reports that the mayor addressed the camera speaking Mandarin for 41 seconds while seated at his desk, and that press secretary Joe Calvello stated on X that the video was "NOT AI."[4]
Supports. Free Press Journal and Europe Says independently describe the Mandarin video as a direct address to the camera, with a spokeswoman confirming the mayor's Mandarin study history.[5][6]
Context. Some video and audio analysts alleged editing or AI use, and some listeners called the Mandarin "slow" and "stiff," but no source establishes that the speech was not the mayor's own. These disputes concern manner of delivery, not whether the address was given in Mandarin.[1][4]
Sources
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- 1New York mayor's Mandarin video goes viral, drawing ...thestandard.com.hk · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Mamdani switches to Mandarin in playful push for Broadway ...malaymail.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Mamdani switches to Mandarin in playful push for Broadway accessktemoc.blogspot.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Mamdani denies using AI in videos speaking Mandarin ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Mamdani’s multilingual broadway videos draws attention and ...europesays.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Did Zohran Mamdani Address NYC Students In 'Bengali ...freepressjournal.in · not rated · cited for: supports
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