NYC Flirts with a Socialist Takeover

_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

New York City's mayoral race is shaping up as a stark generational battle between former Governor Andrew Cuomo and 33-year-old Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.

Recent polls show Cuomo leading with 53 percent support among Democrats, while Mamdani has surged to 23 percent, making it effectively a two-person contest.

The election is slated for November of this year, when New Yorkers will be forced to choose between a disgraced former governor and Mamdani, a full-scale socialist.

_THE FACTS_

• The 33-year-old socialist wants to freeze rent and make city transport free.

• He also wants to create a network of state-owned supermarkets to “lower prices.”

• Mamdani is proposing a two percent tax hike on NYC millionaires and a 4.5 percent hike on corporations.

• Mamdani is fiercely anti-Israel, accusing the country of committing genocide. This may backfire in New York, home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel.

• In 2020, he tweeted in support of a communist mayor, saying NYC needs the same.

• His mother is an acclaimed filmmaker, worth millions of dollars.

• The assemblyman confronted border czar Tom Homan over the detention of an anti-Israel activist, shouting, "How many more New Yorkers will you detain?"

• Mamdani benefited from Columbia University's tax-exempt housing while growing up, but now wants to eliminate such tax breaks.

• He has raised more money from New Yorkers than Cuomo, receiving donations from over 14,000 individuals – three times the number who donated to Cuomo and Mayor Adams combined.

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