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By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Robert Pozarycki
Candidate: New York City Mayor
Zohran Mamdani (D)
Candidate SiteZohran was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020, serving Astoria and Long Island City. As a legislator, he has won over $100M for increased subway and bus service and a successful fare-free bus pilot; led a 10-month fight alongside taxi drivers—including participating in a 15-day hunger strike—to secure $450M in transformative debt relief; and helped defeat a proposed gas power plant in his district. He’s running for mayor to make this city more affordable, with a plan to freeze the rent for over 2 million tenants, construct 200,000 permanently-affordable homes over the next decade, and provide universal childcare.
Mamdani transition: Sherif Soliman, who worked for 3 different mayors, to serve as new budget director
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Mamdani taps union leader to head Intergovernmental Affairs; de Blasio alum as head of staffing
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Mamdani to move into Gracie Mansion, giving up his rent-stabilized apartment in Queens
By Barbara Russo-Lennon
‘Make the buses free!’ Transit advocates rally in Brooklyn demanding that Mamdani make good on his key transit promise
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Mamdani transition: Will Albany be a roadblock or a partner in fulfilling Mayor-elect’s affordability agenda?
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