"On a blustery fall Sunday in Union Square, hundreds of members of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America gathered to preview their two-pronged plan to help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani achieve the lofty promises he made during the campaign. The first prong: Keep the pressure on Governor Kathy Hochul, who has maintained that she's not going to raise taxes on New York's wealthiest, despite New Yorkers from Forest Hills, Queens to San Juan, Puerto Rico telling her to her face that she must do just that, to pay for Mamdani's multi-billion dollar vision of universal child care and free buses."
"The second prong: Run candidates to challenge the incumbents who stand in the way of this vision. Give us your email to read the full story Sign up now for our free newsletters."
Listeners are invited to catch up with last week's Hell Gate Podcast episode and are informed of a sponsor message promoting the 2026 Other Almanac, a New York–focused reimagining of the Old Farmer's Almanac that covers politics and urban topics. In Union Square, hundreds of DSA-NYC members previewed a two-pronged plan to help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani fulfill campaign promises. The first prong aims to pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on New York's wealthiest to fund universal child care and free buses. The second prong intends to run candidates to challenge incumbents who block the agenda. Readers are asked to provide an email to access the full story and free newsletters.
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