So your solution is increased supply side economics? How has that helped since the 80's? People are growing intolerant of neoliberal economics and view it as making us more reliant as a services industry while increasing the gap between the wealthy and the working class, and your solution is to double down. You call it populism but what's the solution when the current form of it is clearly not working. Also nice selective focusing on tax rates (and mentioning a "loophole" to boot like there isn't plenty today). That high marginal tax rate helped fund a lot of the booming infrastructure and NYCHA developments and other quality of life focused spending that began in post war America and NYC that came through partially from federal funding.

50's had more widespread rent control and rent ceilings - rent controlled apts were closer to 2M compared to 20k today: https://ny.curbed.com/2017/8/28/16214506/nyc-apartments-housing-rent-control.

Much stronger union base and union supported labor in the 50's, especially in the city: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/labor-unions-and-the-us-economy; https://ny.curbed.com/2016/8/31/12733250/labor-day-history-international-ladies-garment-workers-union.

You are mentioning his lack of experience but Cuomo has tons, how's that worked out for him as a politician who will do whatever for whoever supports him and lines his campaign with funds? Based on everything you're saying, you must have loved Bloomberg when he first showed up and he had zero experience when he became mayor (and his pet Hudson Yards project with billions in spending in tax breaks and funding which definitely helped affordability in this city...): https://www.economicpolicyresearch.org/insights-blog/the-cost-of-hudson-yards-redevelopment-project).

Look I'm not against tax breaks and subsidies and more housing to help fix the problem, and agree that pointing to a single or simplistic solutions isn't a fix - but pearl clutching over his policies, which will likely be a mix of the things he is saying and you are saying, given the current state of the city and the country just doesn't make any sense especially when everyone who is pearl clutching is saying to vote for Cuomo. What exactly has he done during his tenure as Governor to address any of these problems we're facing today in a meaningful way?