"Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani had declined for weeks to take a position on three controversial ballot questions impacting housing construction in New York. On Election Day, he finally gave his answer both on his own ballot and in public. Right before voting on Nov. 4 at Frank Sinatra High School for the Arts in his hometown of Astoria, Queens, Mamdani a democratic socialist lawmaker told reporters on Nov. 4 that he would vote in favor of the three ballot questions that have drawn fierce opposition from Democratic leaders of the City Council."
"I take very seriously the responsibility that I have to share my thoughts with New Yorkers, and I want to always ensure that I do so, having actually come to a conclusion, he said. I took the time to have conversations with stakeholders, policy experts, and wanted to make sure that I was deliberate in the decision that I made."
Zohran Mamdani declined for weeks to take a public position on three controversial ballot questions affecting housing construction, withholding his stance through early voting when 732,866 voters cast ballots. His refusal to state a position during the Oct. 22 mayoral debate drew rebukes from opponents Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa; Cuomo supports the measures while Sliwa opposes them. On Election Day at a polling site in Astoria, Queens, Mamdani announced he would vote in favor of Ballot Questions 2-4. He said he had taken time to consult stakeholders and policy experts and wanted to be deliberate before deciding.
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