Zohran Mamdani won the primary for mayor in New York City. I didn't vote for him, but I do like him. So congratulations to him. Mamdani now faces Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa in the November elections.
There are quite a few theories regarding this upset win. I think the campaign asking New Yorkers to not rank Cuomo worked.
I will probably vote for Adams this fall. I am not convinced Mamdani can do anything regarding crime, and since he was recorded as saying he wanted to defund the police, good luck getting their support.
I can't see Mamdani freezing rent. I am not saying I am for rent increases, but will freezing rents help or harm? Especially when landlords cry broke because they aren't getting more money.
As nice as it would be , I also can't see Mamdani eliminating the bus fare. Taxing the rice to fund his idea sound nice, but I will take a wait and see approach. And I am curious to see how Albany takes to that, since the governor is more in charge of MTA than the mayor is.
And going back to my earlier point, since Mamdani has a documented past supporting defending the police, who is going to support the businesses during crime sprees, like the one we had during the pandemic?
And good luck going up against President Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/24/mamdani-leads-cuomo-nyc-mayor-race-00422363
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