Overview

• More than a dozen economists signed a letter endorsing Mamdani’s rent-freeze plan to protect over 2 million rent-stabilized tenants and curb displacement
• Data from a fare-free bus pilot show a 30 percent ridership increase, bolstering his proposal to expand no-fare buses citywide
• His universal no-cost childcare initiative is projected to boost workforce participation and yield high economic returns
• Mamdani’s plan includes creating city-owned grocery stores to leverage public purchasing power and lower healthy food prices
• Progressive endorsements from figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ella Emhoff have reinforced his momentum in the ranked-choice Democratic primary