Radical Policies in America's Most Expensive City
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani proposes radical policies to improve quality of life in New York, where bills continue to soar.
Mamdani's signature proposals include free childcare, free bus services, rent freezes on stabilized apartments, and city-owned grocery stores.
These ideas probably sound entirely reasonable to anyone living in a Western European state, but to many Americans, they’re wildly ambitious – radical, even.
In the US, the welfare state barely exists, and anything "free" is seen as borderline communist, making Mamdani's ideas a notable departure from the norm.
Author's summary: Zohran Mamdani's policies may shape US cities.
- Free childcare
- Free bus services
- Rent freezes on stabilized apartments
- City-owned grocery stores