We just talked live with the journalist Tara Palmeri about what to expect from tomorrow’s elections and if Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda can win over American voters still touchy about the Cold War boogeyman of socialism. And we got into a friendly argument about whether Mamdani’s past criticism of the NYPD is going to be an obstacle to governing — or whether his affordability agenda is precisely the kind of thing that reduces crime by reducing desperation.
After all, isn’t a city where people aren’t frantic about surviving — one where they can afford to dream — actually the safest of all?
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