Monocle Magazine

Free childcare, free bus services, rent freezes on stabilised apartments and city-owned grocery stores are Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani’s signature proposals in the 4 November mayoral election. Many New Yorkers find his campaign energising while critics worry aggressive rent freezes will discourage new housing supply and tax hikes will chase away businesses at a time when inequality in the city is deepening and working-class families are being squeezed out.

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