New York’s Socialist Mayor Promises Free Buses, Rent Freeze, and Rare Unicorn Sightings
KEY POINTS
- •Zohran Mamdani was inaugurated as New York City mayor on January 1, backed by Senator Bernie Sanders.
- •He pledged universal childcare funded by taxing the wealthiest, a rent freeze, and making buses fast and free.
- •Mamdani emphasized governing as a democratic socialist focused on affordability and fighting corporate greed.
New York slapped a big shiny democratic socialist sticker on the mayor's office with Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration on a blustery New Year’s Day. Backed up by Senator Bernie Sanders—famous for threatening billionaires and rocking the cardigan look—Mamdani doubled down on his campaign promises: universal childcare paid by taxing the rich, rent freezes that would make landlords cry, and buses so fast and free you might actually get someplace on time. He plans to replace 'frigidity of rugged individualism' with 'warmth of collectivism,' which sounds suspiciously like hugging your neighbor while stuck in a subway station with broken elevators and potholes. Mamdani promised to deliver 'abundance'—a buzzword from that Ezra Klein book that nags liberals—but he’ll first have to sweet-talk state lawmakers, whose willingness is about as predictable as the MTA timetable.
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When your NYC mayor promises free buses, rent freezes, and taxes on the 1%, but your state's legislature ghosting harder than your last Tinder date.
NYC’s new mayor wants free buses and rent freezes—basically the city version of promising unicorns and rainbows while the potholes host a reunion party.
Zohran Mamdani took office swearing to tax billionaires and deliver 'abundance,' because easy fixes never killed anyone—yet.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/1/2026 | Author: Alex Morrell
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