"Rightwing politicians and media issued grave warnings about Zohran Mamdani. The election of the democratic socialist would, according to some, cause a spike in crime, and a reduction in freedom, prompting rich people to flee the city and leading to, in the words of one conservative thinktank, collapse, dependency, and political repression in the manner of Venezuela and Cuba. The reality of Mamdani's first few days in office have been rather different,"
"The issue of affordable housing formed the backbone of Mamdani's campaign, and on his first day in office he created two taskforces aimed at creating new development: one will review city-owned land to see if it is suitable for construction, another aims to identify and remove bureaucratic and permitting barriers which slow down the building of homes. The new mayor also announced an eye-catching series of rental ripoff hearings, where tenants will be able to testify about their living conditions"
Rightwing politicians and media warned that Mamdani's election would trigger crime, reduced freedom, wealthy flight, and political repression similar to Venezuela and Cuba. The mayor instead moved quickly on campaign priorities, focusing on affordable housing, tenant protections, and municipal repairs. He created two taskforces to identify city-owned land for development and to remove bureaucratic and permitting barriers that slow homebuilding. He launched rental ripoff hearings to allow tenants to testify about living conditions. He issued an executive order requiring officials to bring homeless shelters into health and safety compliance within 45 days and ordered plans to improve jail conditions, including ending solitary confinement.
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