Zohran Mamdani faces a daunting task: making New York affordable
by Adam Gabbatt from World news | The Guardian on (#7184M)
The democratic socialist promised free childcare, fast buses and a rent freeze - can he deliver before New Yorkers lose patience?
After more than a year of repeating ambitious promises about freezing rent and making childcare free, Zohran Mamdani will wake on Wednesday with a daunting task ahead of him: make those things reality for New York City.
The 34-year-old democratic socialist ran New York's most ambitious mayoral campaign in years, attracting hundreds of thousands of supporters with bold promises to make the largest US city affordable.
Continue reading...