Donald Trump has said that he will withhold funding for New York City if presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor after November’s general election and doesn’t do the “right thing.”
Donald Trump has said that he will withhold funding for New York City if presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor after November’s general election and doesn’t do the “right thing.”
I know nothing about this man.
But since Trump hates him he must be awsome
Now there’s plenty of reasons to consider him awesome - those have been listed by more serious comments than mine.
But did you know he used to rap?
Also, right-wing media tried to brand him “Zohran the Destroyer” and very promptly stopped doing so when they realized it sounds way too cool. Apparently he’s going to destroy NYC by advocating for 1) raised minimum wage, 2) universal free daycare, 3) A working fucking bus system. He’s got personal experience with the problems of the bus system, numbers, a working proof of concept, and a plan to Trump-Proof the city
I’m not even American and I’m rooting for him. Both because he might actually improve people’s lives and because he just seems awesome. Been a long time I’ve seen a politician with his charisma, enthusiasm, and vision. I hope NYC votes him into the office!
Mamdani is a NYC mayorial candidate who is a member of DSA, pro-palestine, has stated that he would have Netanyahu arrested if he came to NYC, and is running on a platform of:
This type of program has been working out well for Albuquerque. It removes a lot of police intervention for calls they aren’t trained for (anything not involving a weapon, pretty much).
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/acs-reports-94-success-rate-in-violence-intervention-program/
https://csgjusticecenter.org/publications/expanding-first-response/program-highlights/albuquerque-nm/
UPK = universal pre-kindergarten
(Source: I just looked it up because I didn’t have a clue!)
What’s the situation with grocery stores in NYC that the mayor has to promise city owned grocery stores?
Commercial groceries are expensive, a city owned distributer can negotiate prices with food suppliers and pass those savings along to citizens by selling food at or extremely near cost.
Also food deserts.
What he’s been saying is that NYC has an affordability problem. People can’t afford basic necessities (rent, food, transportation, childcare). Can’t speak for availability and pricing myself, I don’t live in the US.
Food deserts, I imagine.