Mamdani’s climate justice makes NYC unaffordable

Mamdani’s climate justice makes NYC unaffordable

Zohran Mamdani, the socialist assemblyman from Queens, has won the election to become New York’s next mayor. But on his home turf, many residents are wary of the policies he supports. Among those policies is Local Law 97, which will require more than 50,000 buildings to reduce emissions by 60% by 2035. For large buildings, complete compliance requires full electrification, and millions of dollars in drastic infrastructure overhauls. The alternat…