The pledges that cemented Zohran Mamdani's win
Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City running on the "Zohran for NYC" ticket, has unveiled a platform built around the theme that "New York is too expensive."
His proposals focus on housing, affordability, education, safety, labour rights, and climate action - with an emphasis on expanding public investment and holding corporations and landlords accountable, according to his campaign website zohranforny.com.
Housing and tenant protection
Mamdani's plan seeks to address the city's housing crisis by increasing supply, freezing rent, and tightening oversight of landlords.
Affordability and reducing costs
The campaign frames affordability as a public investment issue.
Early childhood and education
Mamdani's education agenda focuses on universal childcare and stronger public schools.
Safety and community health
Mamdani proposes a shift from policing toward community-based safety programs.
Labor and workers' rights
Climate and environment
Mamdani links climate action to job creation and public health.
Paying for it
Funding would come largely from higher taxes on corporations and high earners.
Mamdani's agenda seeks to reframe city governance around affordability and public ownership positioning New York as a test case for progressive, city-level reform built on redistributive taxation and public services.