The Washington Post editorial board argued Tuesday that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's upcoming swearing-in ceremony at a city subway station "accidentally honors" the private sector and capitalism.

Mamdani plans to hold his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 1 at the Old City Hall subway station, calling it "a physical monument to a city that dared to be both beautiful and build great things that would transform working peoples’ lives."

However, the Washington Post noted that the original Old City Hall subway station was the product of a private company, the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and only deteriorated after being brought under government control.

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"Little of the subway system would exist if not for private enterprises that the city later took over," the editorial board wrote. "These entrepreneurs were more concerned with building a railroad that people would want to ride than placating public-sector union bosses and environmental activists. Once all that infrastructure was there, government got involved in managing and operating it, with price-controlled fares that starved the system of funding. It was under city control until the state created a bloated Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1965."

The editorial’s headline read, "Zohran Mamdani accidentally honors the private sector."

The editorial board added that Mamdani's incoming policies, such as free busing, could similarly damage city transportation.

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"The incoming mayor is right that the Big Apple's subway is a good ‘monument,’ but it's to what happens when government thinks it knows better than private firms. Those interested in the city's flourishing should want more things to look like the private skyscrapers above ground than the public transit below it," The Post concluded.

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani's office for comment.

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The Post editorial board has frequently criticized Mamdani and his policies since his campaign for mayor last summer.

After his election in November, the Post criticized Mamdani's victory speech for igniting a "new era of class warfare."

"Across 23 angry minutes laced with identity politics and seething with resentment, Mamdani abandoned his cool disposition and made clear that his view of politics isn’t about unity. It isn’t about letting people build better lives for themselves. It is about identifying class enemies — from landlords who take advantage of tenants to ‘the bosses’ who exploit workers — and then crushing them," the editorial board wrote. "His goal is not to increase wealth but to dole it out to favored groups. The word ‘growth’ didn’t appear in the speech, but President Donald Trump garnered eight mentions."

Two West African nations have issued a simultaneous ban on American citizens in a diplomatic tit-for-tat move, amidst heightened tensions with both the United States and Europe, and as Russia seeks to increase its economic and geopolitical influence in the region.

Mali and Burkina Faso made the move in response to the Trump administration's Dec. 16 expansion of travel restrictions to more than 20 countries. The policy particularly affected the African continent, with Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan also being subject to travel restrictions.

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The Trump administration cited the persistence of armed attacks in both nations as part of the rationale for its decision:

"According to the Department of State, terrorist organizations continue to plan and conduct terrorist activities throughout Burkina Faso. According to the Fiscal Year 2024, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry/Exit Overstay Report ("Overstay Report"), Burkina Faso had a B-1/B-2 visa overstay rate of 9.16 percent and a student (F), vocational (M), and exchange visitor (J) visa overstay rate of 22.95 percent.  Additionally, Burkina Faso has historically refused to accept back its removable nationals."

Regarding its decision to include Mali on the list, it stated:

"According to the Department of State, armed conflict between the Malian government and armed groups is common throughout the country.  Terrorist organizations operate freely in certain areas of Mali."

Burkina Faso and Mali are both currently ruled by military juntas that came to power amidst rising violence and instability, as both nations came under attack from Islamist terrorist groups.

Both nations have also seen a rise in anti-French sentiment, in conjunction with deepening relationships with Russia, which has pledged to offer assistance in fighting back the Islamist rebels battling the central governments for territorial control.

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"In accordance with the principle of reciprocity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation informs the national and international community that, with immediate effect, the Government of the Republic of Mali will apply the same conditions and requirements to US nationals as those imposed on Malian citizens," the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

Burkina Faso's government cited a similar rationale for issuing its ban on American travelers.

Both nations, as well as neighboring Niger and Nigeria, have seen skyrocketing violence in recent years, as chronically underfunded governments struggle to retain control of rural, sparsely-populated desert regions.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.