I've said time and time again that I believe these are the most straightforward ways that we can actually fund universal childcare, making buses fast and free, and I've said that the two clear ways to do so: raising personal income taxes on the top 1% by 2% and raising the corporate tax to match that of New Jersey's corporate tax of 11.5%,
Right now, you just talked about Israelis killing some Palestinians, but Hamas is killing Palestinians within Gaza. And they have not returned the bodies that they promised to return, including two Americans, Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, whose families we have interviewed over these months, observed MacCallum before asking, So what is your response to what Hamas is doing now?
Mamdani called the policy proposal a "cornerstone" of his campaign on MSNBC's "The Weekend" on Sept. 21, while affirming his commitment to increase funding by more than $100 million for New Yorkers he said are "in urgent risk of deportation." Mamdani's ambitious platform includes commitments like free buses, rent freezes, city-owned grocery stores and a robust plan for "Trump-proofing" New York City.