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Mamdani’s Revolution Is in Plain Sight
New York City’s next mayor is seeking advice from police abolitionists, an anti-Zionist rabbi, eight DSA members, and many more.
Olivia Reingold and Tanner Nau
An Ominous Sign for New York’s Jews
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani just failed a basic test.
The Editors
Inside the DSA’s Strategy to Influence Mayor-Elect Mamdani
After propelling him to victory as mayor, the political group has a plan to hold his feet to the fire.
Olivia Reingold
Why New York City Has 50,000 ‘Ghost Apartments’
Mamdani’s ‘freeze the rent’ pledge misses the real problem. The rent that landlords can charge often doesn’t cover their costs.
Matt Miller
Too Little, Too Late: Why Cuomo Was Doomed Against Mamdani
‘Looking at the data, we were never winning—ever,’ says one person who helped raise millions for the former governor.
Olivia Reingold
Zohran Mamdani, Accidental Mayor
A young revolutionary is about to come face-to-face with political reality.
Reihan Salam
Mamdani’s Revolution Has Arrived
The old rules don’t apply. The new fault lines are clear.
Olivia Reingold
What Can Mayor Mamdani Actually Do?
Unconstrained by the governor or city council, quite a lot.
Maya Sulkin and Tanner Nau
The Last Days of the Mayor’s Race, Aboard a Bronx Bus
‘You know how they are,’ says a rider on the Bx18, which Mamdani helped make free for a year. ‘They promise you the world, and then they take it away.’
Olivia Reingold
Mamdani’s Ideas Hurt Everyone but the Rich
His untested policies won’t faze the wealthy, but ordinary New Yorkers will take the hit.
Nicole Gelinas
Inside the Shadow Migrant Workforce Delivering New York’s Dinner
New York’s exploitative food delivery system goes unchallenged precisely because liberals have redefined ‘compassion’ as ignoring the law.
Sagnik Basu
Blue State Blues
I’m a social democrat who campaigned for Bernie—and I miss living in a red state.
River Page
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