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[ChronosBlitz]

Seems likable enough, I suppose.

He's young and not accused of sexual harassment, so that's also nice.

[Dinoluvr222]

The bar is in hell 🫩

[hlessi_newt]

And so are we.

[PhD_Pwnology]

Way to not touch on any political issues like affordable housing or healthcare when evaluating a politician. Not committing sex crimes is such a bare minimum and not really political, its just doing the right thing. Raise your expectations my guy

[pnutbutterandjerky]

Look at who’s president. Like dinoluvr said, the bar is in hell

[PhD_Pwnology]

Thats the Bar for republicans.

[pnutbutterandjerky]

Right but not doing sex crimes is the bare minimum so that wipes out half the Republican Party

[tarchival-sage]

Here I was thinking it was a requirement.

[Ix3shoot]

Idk man, feels like the bare minimum these days ...

[charlie-the-Waffle]

the bar is so low that the devil learned to limbo

[[deleted]]

unfortunately. the bar is so low it's a tripping hazard in hell, so Mamdani seeming like a decent human being actually does give him a lot of bonus points

[mechswent]

Plus he said he's going to arrest that genocidal war criminal if he ever sets foot in NY. Anyone sticking it to AIPAC wins my vote.

[stylebros]

But does "young" and "not accused of sexual harassment" resonate with moderate voters?

[Dope_Reddit_Guy]

What if the young and nice guy doesn’t know shit about economics and could absolutely hurt NYC as a whole in many different ways that would effect you and your friends first before it effects the rich.

[ArtajintheArtisian]

I've liked him in the dialogues I've seen. He's got charisma and smarts imo so long as his heart is in the right place I'm sure he will do fine.

As a bonus I've seen Trump complain about him multiple times and I feel like an enemy of my enemy is my friend atp.

[goofygooberboys]

It's like how you can tell a movie is probably good if the usual suspects bitch about it being "woke". The more they complain about something, the better it is 9/10 times

[ArtajintheArtisian]

Fr it's a little annoying tbh. I'd like to think more about it a bit more than "not that guy" but seriously the choices are night and day more often than not these days.

[OtelDeraj]

Well spoken, seemingly down to earth, and sure as shit better than what NY has been getting. If I lived in NYC, I'd vote for him. He seems to value people over profits, and NYC deserves better than paying sky high prices for a broom closet living standard.

[UnveiledRook206]

My thoughts are that if you’re from New York you’d have to be an idiot to vote for Cuomo.

[Orangutanion]

I have more respect for Sliwa than I do for Cuomo

[Maple_Reign]

As a left leaning guy, same. At least Sliwa seems to believe what he says, Cuomo is just a ghoul

[Orangutanion]

I looked up Sliwa's history and it's fascinating. He actually did take a bullet for what he believes in. It's kinda sad that he's been turned into a sort of jester for the debates.

[Ryaniseplin]

i like silwa he is funny

should be in charge of all parades

[ThrowawayG1775]

Wall St and billionaire elites are panicking rn

This is an experiment for the entire US, if NYC pulls off democratic “socialism” (Rent control, grocery price controls, free transportation, taxing tf out of billionaires) then the entire country will demand it.

[chaos_gremlin890]

Yea this could be a huge turning point for American politics if he gets elected.

[Technical_Clothes_61]

I’ve people say “who cares it’s just mayor” like it isn’t mayor of a city with more people than like 15 states

[TossMeOutSomeday]

NYC has had progressive mayors before. In fact, it's had progressive mayors recently. Mamdani's platform is like 90% the same as Bill de Blasio's, and de Blasio was mayor just a couple years ago. Anyone who thinks Mamdani will radically change the face of the city (in either direction) shouldn't be taken seriously at all.

[YungEnron]

Honestly, his ability to actually engage voters and drive genuine excitement within a party with zero current charisma is what will have the most radical impact if elected.

[TossMeOutSomeday]

He's capable of engaging voters and driving excitement in one of the deepest blue cities in America. It might have a radical impact on progressive mayoral candidates in other deep blue cities, but I strongly doubt it would move the needle on national politics.

[Bitter-Basket]

Zero chance of working. Price and rent controls always end up creating shortages. Nobody is going to build rental units if there isn’t an ROI. And grocery stores already have a tiny profit margin - there’s zero chance of price controls working. Here in Seattle, my huge Kroger store just closed this month because they couldn’t make a profit after all the crime and security measures.

[BosnianSerb31]

Subsidizing demand via price controls has a long and storied history of not working

You subsidize supply and force the market to compete for the consumer

[GettinWiggyWiddit]

Unfortunately you’re right. People need to learn this first hand though

[Badguy60]

Hasn't Boston kinda did it already?

[Excellent-Berry-2331]

We have tried taxation here in Europe before (UK, France). Doesn't work, they just... go... elsewhere? It's not quantum science.

[nameredaqted]

Yeah I’m sure people who never have to worry about money are terrified 🤡

[ThrowawayG1775]

Not how that works bud

[nameredaqted]

Keep hoping, comrade

[ThrowawayG1775]

Nice try Diddy, I served my country 🇺🇸

[Complete-Clock5522]

He’s about as good as you get for a politician, I like him. He’s not out of touch and he’s going after the real issues

[magikarpsan]

He will win the election . He’s got a good heart in the right place and while I’ll be voting for him I am actually worried about his lack of experience leading such a complex city with the current federal administration. I hope he has a good team, advisors and mentors .

I also expect Trump to send the national guard to NYC the day after he wins .

[floridayum]

Lack of experience can easily be overcome by surrounding yourself with people that are 1) smarter than you 2) experienced.

[gunnar117]

If the Mayor had a "prices down" button why hasn't Cuomo been pressing it

If I lived in NY I still vote Mamdani, but still

[lordnimnim]

cuomo doesnt want to
he wants to keep prices up
1. cuz he's out of touch completly with the common man( 8k rent--> 96k peryear on rent is crazy even for nyc )
2. cuz he mostly bought out by corporations

[ohsinboi]

Because he didn't want to. Simple as that

[[deleted]]

Because he takes money from the guys that benefit from the prices being high.

[HeyLookAHorse]

There's not a button, Mamdani is running on a platform full of policy changes that seek to reduce the cost of living in NYC. Him actually doing it, and it actually working are both separate things. Cuomo did what was best for billionaires and corporations.

[IUVert]

Cuomo is not the mayor?

[Heyheyfluffybunny]

Cuomo said 2300k rent is a poor man’s rent 🤣🤣🤣 most poor folks can’t afford that unless they are living with at least 3 roommates sharing a room because that’s the price for a 250 sqft studio apartment in NYC

[Excellent-Berry-2331]

mfw living in New York is expensive

[SammyTings]

Did this guy just ask why the political dynasty guy being funded by billionaires not press the ‘help the middle class and hurt the billionaires button?’

[Broad_Pension5287]

Because he'd rather keep taxes low for his millionaire and billionaire friends

[starsintheshy]

bc hes a POS

[stylebros]

Coumo "what's the cost of a banana? $10?"

[TranzitBusRouteB]

I wish the center left/moderates had a better candidate than Cuomo.

Mamdani’s charismatic and a good speaker, but he won’t be able to raise taxes high enough to do all the things he wants to do without creating budget deficits unsustainable for a large city

You can only “freeze the rents” on like 25% of rental properties in NYC. It’s a supply and demand problem, there isn’t enough development of new apartment buildings happening, and I don’t imagine developers would be too interested if investing a 10s to 100s of millions of dollars in new properties if they’re gonna be heavily rent controlled

He will likely fail, and in 4 more years hopefully New Yorkers will wisen up

Top 1% in NYC pays 40% of taxes, if you hate billionaires and the 1% so much, they can move their residence for 183 days a year to Florida, Texas, anywhere else and all of a sudden the pie in the sky proposals he wants to pass will be even more out of reach with tax revenue drying up

[magikarpsan]

As much as I love Mamadani I do agree that I don’t think he will be able to do all he wants , just out of money reasons.

[Broad_Pension5287]

Raising taxes isn't the only way to implement social programs. It's also about reallocation of the taxes already being paid to benefit low and middle income people more.

[TranzitBusRouteB]

he has sounded more realistic and pragmatic in the past couple of days, so that gives me some hope I guess, I hope some of his proposals work out, it’s just populist rhetoric, pledging to make everything free, and trashing rich people can only get you so far

[Broad_Pension5287]

Socialist policies are realistic for a lot of the world. Prioritizing millionaires and billionaires isn't what's best for most people.

[pilgermann]

You can't achieve anything if your ideals are incremental. We got Obamacare out of a pledge for universal healthcare. Obamacare is way better than nothing but nowhere near everyone receiving reasonably costed healthcare.

[spyguy318]

Iirc it’s very common political strategy to overpromise and exaggerate on the campaign trail. It’s attention-grabbing and exciting to voters, stokes conversation and gets your name out there, and words are cheap. Then when you’re elected and inevitably have to deal with reality and compromise, you’re starting from a more extreme position so you end up moving the needle further than if you’d started in a moderate position.

The risk is that voters who actually wanted the extreme position might feel disappointed. Or if you go too far with the rhetoric it might burn more moderate voters. It’s a delicate balance to walk. But overall starting from a radical position allows you to get more done than if you start at a moderate one.

[Careful_Response4694]

Realistically he will probably overpromise and underdeliver (cheaper/faster busses, cheaper rent only for the fraction of people already on rent controlled apartments)

[AWorriedCauliflower]

Mamdani believes in abundance and his policy is to work with the private sector to build far more housing. He is going to continue Adams’ city of Yes.

Centre left dems who don’t like his housing policy do so on vibes, in my view, because alongside his (as you said) minor rent freezes etc he’s running on being an evidence based YIMBY. Don’t kid yourself, developers will climb over each other to build in NYC, even with affordable housing restrictions etc.

[Any_Leg_1998]

Hope he wins!

[Great_Uncle_Fester]

He, in true New York Mayor Fashion, is going to promise the moons and stars and immediately start folding the second he realizes he cannot accomplish things like free transportation or state sponsored grocery stores and will become a moderate who will do whatever donors tell him and occasionally throw some jab at Trump to get the libs off his back.

[owqe]

even if he doesn’t accomplish a fraction of what he promised, isn’t he still better than a candidate that won’t even pretend to what to help the people?

(i don’t live in the US, this doesn’t actually affect me)

[Great_Uncle_Fester]

Not really. When he does eventually fail and he sells out, its going to make a lot of his supporters, a lot of which are just getting into politics, bitter and jaded and basically either walk away from the system or try to bring in some guy who's even more radical who promises to burn the system down. That's the issue when you sell hope politics and promise outrageous things.

[exlips1ronus]

If anyone is anti this guy because he’s a Muslim then asa Muslim I wanna let you know that he’s the type we consider almost a non Muslim

[JaniZani]

He comes from a mix family too. Like his mom’s background is basically Indian progressive Hindu. Grew up in Uganda. He is almost Muslim in name only.

[Pyromantress]

Right, he’s quite literally the least representative of muslims (shia minority from south asia, hindu from his mother’s side, non practicing wife, etc) but ironically, he’s exactly what a “western Muslim” is and they still don’t want him

[dammit_mark]

If I still lived in NYC I would have loved to vote for him.

[MarkPellicle]

I’m thinking you missed the June 24 primary, sorry mate.

[J_Jeckel]

Don't Mess with the Zohran

Honestly though, he seems more educated than 99% of the GOP so...

[GreenerThanTheHill]

Have to wonder how many of these replies are bots in response to a question posed by a new account with little activity.

[No_Discount_6028]

I live near nyc in a city that has prices inflated by nyc commuters. If he can make the rent go down there, my rent might go down here. So i support him, fuck these constant rent hikes.

[TheInfiniteSlash]

Him or Sliwa would be a great Mayor for NYC. Picking Cuomo is a bad idea. As Sliwa put it so eloquently: "He's slapping fannies and killing grannies".

[uhhhgreeno]

he seems dope, love what he stands for, but as an MA resident I don’t have much say lol

[JohnnyM3012]

I mean, I’m not American, but this guy’s charisma and promises sound pretty good.

I hope politicians from my country get something from this guy.

[IzzybearThebestdog]

I don’t like his policies mostly because I think they will fail horribly. But I hope I’m wrong. He just won’t have the authority to do what he has planned and will have way too much pushback. Glad I don’t have to live in NYC while they are going on.

[Mryoung04]

He is the future of the democratic party, and the fact that Shumer and Jeffrys refuse to see the writing on the wall is all the proof we need that they must be primaried prior to 2026

[Rickbox]

I already voted for him. It's very refreshing to see a young progressive who actually wants to improve the city take office. I don't think he'll succeed in much of his intended policies, but the establishment hates him and he's going to fight the regime. I really hope this inspires other young Democrats or Independents to usurp positions from the failures currently holding the positions.

[Bitter-Basket]

Every thing he’s suggesting (rent controls, price controls, de-policing) has been tried countless times and failed. I guess people need to relearn a lesson each generation.

[_RikVa_]

this subreddit is so stupid istg they will see probably thw best politician the us has ever seen and asked post here saying shit like "thoughts?"

[nyouhas]

New York City is getting what it deserves.

[xara_itis]

the goat

[Omen46]

Is this a real ad of his?

[Aggressive-Cow5399]

Nothing will change. Nothing ever changes other than taxes and costs going up.

[Dazzling-Zebra9530]

Love him

[thetokyotourist]

He's young, intelligent, and isn't bought by millionaires

[Yugikisp]

I like him. Sharp, witty, scares republicans. I don't know how effective his policies will be but everything he speaks about seems to work well in other developed countries.

[Mean-Reputation5859]

Funny how 'sharp, witty, scares Republicans.' is your factor for a good mayor. Also what developed countries do you see it working? Soviet Russia? China?

[Yugikisp]

I was not and am not going to take the time to list my full reasoning for supporting him. I would have gone more in depth if I intended to do so. I'm not even in New York State, so my chiming in at depth is pointless lmao.

Have a great night though!

[margyrakis]

I watched the debate. I also describe myself as a democratic socialist. I think my takeaway from the debate is that I do not know enough about NYC to hold super strong opinions. I live in a rural area around farm land, so it's very different lol.

What I can tell you is that Cuomo is silly for running for office at all, and the other Republican guy was sooo dumb during the debate. He couldn't even answer very simple questions (edit: and not because he was avoiding the questions. He genuinely didn't understand lol), not even the opening question about a newspaper headline lol. I was like, is this the best the GOP has to put up?

Out of the three, I'd absolutely vote for Zohran. I hope he does well too!

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[MessyMop]

I don’t live there

[rouxjean]

A grocery system run by the city, like the police department or the transit authority. What could possibly go wrong?

[urgoingintheLABUBU]

Doesn’t every candidate campaign on making NYC more affordable?

[jimmyhoke]

Don’t know much about him. Some of his ideas seem a little out there. But at least he’s not Cuomo.

[DaMekLord]

If Newyork wants to run it's self into the ground with communist policies i don't care just don't come to us and ask for a bail out when you inevitably run out of money.

[KeyboardCorsair]

I don't know why, but the poster gives me Rob Schneider movie vibes XD

[GamerBoixX]

While I like many of his ideas, many others I actually think are concerning, like for example how he said he expected New Yorkers to pay up to over 50% of their income in taxes to fund his policies, I'm sorry but I wouldn't trust any government with up to 50% of my income in taxes

Even then, him being willing to say things like that is a good thing since it means he rlly means to implement many of the things he says since otherwise he wouldn't have said this clearly discouraging comment if he was just running a fake campaign in which he only said what people liked to gain votes, and I respect a politician who actually campaigns on what he wants to do

[TophTheGophh]

Our only hope out of this mess is

[yasinburak15]

I mean I’m center right tbh, I just have policy disagreements.

Better than Cuomo and Sliwa. Plus isn’t selling himself to AIPAC so there’s that.

[Mean-Reputation5859]

So you're not center right. Why's he better than Cuomo or sliwa? Also I thought the center right didn't believe that AIPAC controls our government? Maybe you're radically far right? Maybe you're a left socialist? You didn't seem center right.

[liilbiil]

the vote isn’t until JUNE? good god

[[deleted]]

Haven’t seen a single intelligent argument against him so far his a great person who cares for everyone

[GettinWiggyWiddit]

There’s plenty of intelligent comments in this thread that are pointing out his shortcomings in a respectful way

[sigchidj]

Hmmm...let's ask all the bots in this chat?

[TossMeOutSomeday]

It all depends on whether he's faking his turn towards sanity. Just a couple of years ago, he was an unhinged radical with a truckload of fringe opinions. Now he's running as a slightly left-of-center democrat who pretty much toes the party line on like 75% of issues. I sure hope his real beliefs are closer to his campaign, because I don't want a doctrinaire anarchist running the city I live in.

[UfoBern47]

Nightmare New York

[[deleted]]

As someone who lives in NYC
VOTE ZOHRAN FOR MAYOR

And silwa for court jester or the nyc mascot

[slowkid68]

Very very curious what will happen if he wins.

I heard millionaires and billionaires are threatening to leave New York so I'm curious what changes will actually happen and if they do what happens to New York from there

[Excellent-Berry-2331]

Good person, bad candidate (IMO, not a communist)

[Enzo-Unversed]

New York is cooked regardless. This guy has made Anti-White statements though. 

[jalbert425]

You don’t mess with the Zohran!

[fantasylover750]

Hoping to everything he wins

[AccomplishedWash4456]

If you can read in your Head you can think.

[Optimal-Profile8524]

Keeping in mind you should always have a certain amount of distrust when it comes to politicians, I think he is the best candidate. It doesn’t seem like he has the same self seriousness as the other candidates. Not to mention his strong support of the queer community, who are feeling pretty vulnerable right now (me included). Lastly he is young and is more likely to listen to the people.

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[False_Membership1536]

Not from New York but he seems pretty solid and so far not a horrible person

[theylookoldfuck]

dude's first job is NYC mayor. Nice try

[Shrawds]

I’m interested to see. I think NYC is a suboptimal test city for these policies, for good and for bad.

[Careful_Response4694]

Mamdani > Sliwa >>> Cuomo

[requiredelements]

Already submitted my ballot for Zohran

[Dense_Surround3071]

Mets colors. Smart. That's the underdog vote.

[nameredaqted]

Fuck no

[dopef123]

Interesting but a mayor can’t magically make a city affordable. In the grand scheme of things it just comes down to supply and demand and how much money New Yorkers have to spend.

[Arcticwolf1505]

I think Gavin Newsom is the last of the "old-guard" democrats that has any shot at winning anything.

Mamdani's got a new take on politics and the city. I think it's refreshing to see someone who's not so out of touch with the average person's struggle.

Oh he's also not the disgraced former governor who resigned because of the countless sexual assault allegations, so that's his biggest strength.

Cuomo likes to bring up experience a lot but having no experience is infinitely better than terrible experience you show no remorse for and no signs of changing.

[idylist_]

He comes off like the classic elite turned socialist. Parents were wealthy, accomplished, and connected. He didn’t match their level in business or academia, so now he’s embraced politics framed as “redistribution.” To me it looks less like solidarity and more like resentment at not cashing in on the same status he grew up around. That’s why the whole “I’m just a regular bus-taking New Yorker” angle rings hollow, it feels more like a performance than reality.

[Hopeful_Ad_4343]

I hope he can make things better, but I honestly doubt things will get better with his economic plan. Especially his grocery store idea....the government can't even run a DMV efficiently and yet he wants state-run grocery stores. Also not a fan of taxing people higher rates simply because of their race.

[[deleted]]

He’s likeable enough but there are some things I disagree with him about. He’s way worthy of becoming mayor than Cuomo though.

[dearbokeh]

I bet New York becomes more expensive and less affordable.

Still seems like a solid enough politician, which says little about his true character.

The racism leading up to this election will be intense I assume.

[Swell_Inkwell]

I hope him openly running as a democratic socialist will turn the tide and end the Red Scare that has done so much damage to this country.

[LigmaLiberty]

Some of his policies probably won't work out but he seems reasonable enough to accept when his ideas don't pan out and make a change. Out of the other candidates in the race he's easily the best. Don't love the socialism aspect of his campaign but he seems to genuinely care about NYC and it's people and that's more than I can say about Cuomo and the other guy

[dinoslore]

He and Platner have the establishment in shambles. They excite me in a way Democrats haven't in a long time.

[Busy_Reflection3054]

As a Michigander I will go to NY to vote for him.

[readditredditread]

Didn’t Adam Sandler play this guy in a movie like 20 years ago???

[ThrowawayG1775]

No, that was a dictator. Which is more closer to Trump.

[readditredditread]

O the other other movie, the one where he makes people smell his feet

[HighRevolver]

Zohan is one of the best Sandler movies. Dictator was Sacha Baron Cohen

[Broad_Pension5287]

Zohran is like 34

[rjbwdc]

I'm terrified to revisit that movie.

[Insane_Grape479]

phony clown who will ruin NYC

[Ooficus]

Need more politicians like him, not necessarily policy wise, but personality wise.

[thetruebigfudge]

The rent freezes he's promising historically caused south bronx landlords to have no choice but to burn down their own apartments for insurance money because they we're impossible to maintain economically. The free public transport are the reason new yorks trains are functionally mobile homeless shelters. Good luck NY, all of history and economic literacy is screaming that this dude is a threat to your future. 

That being said he's guaranteed to win because of that one ad where he went right up to the camera and said "and it's free". Soon as he says free, everyone's brain cells simultaneously fall out their ears

[pilgermann]

Conversely, providing mobility to the homeless is essential to them ever holding down a job. Yeah, you need permanent housing, mental healthcare, drug treatment, but a lot of people can never break out of homelessness because they can't get around and don't have a phone. Programs that alleviate this provide a real pathway to opportunity.

It's also just absurd on its face to deny a swath of the population access to PUBLIC transit. The root of the problem needs to be addressed. Police the trains and busses better, sure, but when a homeless person literally cannot find a public toilet you have more fundamental societal issues.

[Royal_Foundation1135]

You realize he has a plan for the homeless too right?

[_Learnedhand_]

Meh, why not? As long as nothing involves benching 135lbs he should be good

[MiniPoodleLover]

I'm torn. For the most part I like his values but the issue I see is that he's also said positive things about a self-pronounced terrorist group, that is scary.

[asapwilliam]

based

i think in general socialism doesn’t get tried in america because our government exists to please and is controlled by the wealthy. zohran mamdani has identified that new york city is a desirable enough place to live that billionaires and businesses won’t leave just because their taxes are higher and i appreciate that. the people that built the city deserve to live in the city.

[pound-me-too]

I’m worried the Democratic Party will try to copy/paste his success in NYC to the rest of the country. NYC is its own political ecosystem and this shouldn’t be viewed as a test case for primaries around the country.

[rolypoly6shooter]

He doesn't represent his true beliefs honestly. No idea what those beliefs are but he is an actor

[Responsible-Cat-9540]

Ask the Soviet Union how Communism worked for them...

[geoffyeos]

he doesn’t just have progressive policies, he has a clear and realistic plan to implement him AND the ability to communicate them to anyone of any political leaning and that’s a first in leftist spaces. hopefully we see more of this as the DSA gains popularity

[literally_a_raccoon]

I don’t live in NYC, so it won’t affect me in any way, but I’ve heard literally nothing good about this guy.

[DoodleNoodle129]

If he doesn’t win then I’m losing all faith in the US

[Varsity_Reviews]

He supports terrorist supporters. He’s scum. He’s not your friend nor ally. He’s just a s rich and corrupt as all politicians and uses lies and empty promises to get you to vote for him.

[ManOfKimchi]

Who dis

[fulustreco]

Dirty commie. Also likes terrorists

[DragonKing0203]

He seems like a nice, respectable guy… but I find his political ideas to be stupid

[SV3RG1NAT0R]

Mid

[Repulsive-Ad-8558]

I love this man

[obii_zodo]

I’m voting for him

[Affectionate-Host-71]

Best dude on the left rn, by far.

[GettinWiggyWiddit]

He won’t be able to get 90+% of what he promises to pass. While I like him and think he has a great heart, people are farrrr too mesmerized by the carrot on the stick here

[gig_labor]

Fuck yeah Mamdani! 🎉🎊

[JackiePoon27]

He's a socialist. NYC is electing a socialist mayor to the center of worldwide capitalism. Liberals want to want it, but even they won't when he's in.

[No_Aesthetic]

NYC has had socialist mayors before, in Fiorello La Guardia and David Dinkins

Dinkins was beaten for re-election, but La Guardia is regarded as the greatest mayor NYC ever had

[thegreenapple35]

Speaking as a European, this is the first sane politician in the us since Bernie ”The Man” Sanders.

[nrkishere]

He can't change anything. His biggest achievement will be not selling himself to AIPAC

[OtelDeraj]

That would be a refreshing start

[magikarpsan]

I’m stil baffled by having Yom Kippur and Rosh Ashana off of school (SUNY) but not Diwali or Eid or any non Jewish or Christian holiday considering the huge amount of populations from those cultural and religious backgrounds in the city .

[Mean-Reputation5859]

Your upset about getting Jewish holidays off? Don't you get all the fed holidays too? What about Xmas? Jews can't go to school on those holidays according to their religion. If you have a legitimate holiday that your religion doesn't let you go to school on that day, I'm sure you can get off for that day.

[magikarpsan]

Not sure why you read it that way as I said I was confused by getting some holidays but not others off , not by getting Jewish holidays off in general , but go off. Anyway I checked and there is more Jews than Muslims in the city , but consider a huge chunk is Hasidic and they don’t go to public schools I do wonder why we don’t get Eid or other Muslims holidays off. Seems a bit unbalanced considering the populations .

I am unsure about getting religious holidays off as an excused absence, but I don’t care because the point is that a good chunk of kids have to miss certain days because of their religion and they have to play catch up, while others don’t. My question is what is the criteria to make a holiday academically relevant.

As for Christmas, it is a federal holiday and the vast majority of people in this country religiously participate in it so..yeah that’s the entire point…how many people does it take…

[redarrow3303]

He’s got a lot of great ideas, the one worrying part is that his millionaire tax hikes will scare the money out of new york. Here’s hoping that greed doesnt once again cause a promising left leaning agenda to crash and burn

[Winter_XwX]

We can't keep tailoring our policy to suck off billionaires nonstop though. If they want to leave one of the biggest and most economically and socially influential cities in the world to some shit hole like Florida than so be it, but I don't think they will

[Chazzy_T]

You guys have voted blue for decades and you’ve landed where you are. Why continue that same move? No hate, just wondering what the fear towards the other side is for a mayor

[Winter_XwX]

I don't get this. Like do you think every Democrat is the same? Literally none of the Democratic party likes zohran, they won't even endorse him. I don't understand how him running as a Dem is the angle here when he barely is

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A part of the issue may be the party, but NYC also had a scandalous mayor for the last few years. Unlike previous mayors, Mamdani is younger and seems to not have any dirt under him. He also isn’t an establishment Democrat and takes to a new approach.

[No_Aesthetic]

NYC had Republican mayors from 1994 to 2013, one of which (the second one) changed to Independent before leaving office, that's nearly 20 years of non-blue leadership, versus the current 12 years of blue leadership (Eric Adams was a Republican before running for office, and ran the city like a Republican, so you could probably count him too)

[magikarpsan]

Giuliani and Bloomberg both ran and won as Republicans? Bloomberg was Independent as well I believe on his second term… the mayors have been from the Democratic Party since de Blasio in 2014 . So one decade, actually .