US EditionNY Times editorial board: Mamdani doesn’t deserve spot on New Yorkers’ ballots
- On Monday, the editorial board of the New York Times recommended that voters exclude Zohran Mamdani from the Democratic mayoral primary ballot for New York City on June 24.
- The board criticized Mamdani for his limited relevant background, highlighting that he has never led a public agency or business and has difficulty advancing his policy goals.
- Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist favoring rent freezes, faces opposition from the Orthodox Jewish community and criticism for an agenda seen as ill-suited to city challenges.
- The editorial criticized Mamdani's platform as an intensified iteration of the disappointing leadership seen during Mr. de Blasio's time as mayor and cautioned that his support for rent freezes might reduce the availability of housing, making it more difficult for younger residents and newcomers to secure affordable homes.
- The board refrained from endorsing a specific candidate, instead highlighting alternatives like Brad Lander amid ethical concerns regarding Mamdani and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, leaving the primary race outcome uncertain.
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Bad Arguments Against Free Buses
In his campaign for the mayorship of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has proposed replacing fares for the city’s buses with taxes. The reaction to this proposal has been really bizarre and mostly based on a mistaken understanding of how to think about government revenue. Annie Lowrey neatly summarizes the conventional wisdom in her recent piece at The Atlantic where she describes the proposal as “impractical” and elaborates that “Free buses would …
The N.Y. Times tries to take down Zohran Mamdani
(New York, NY) — The New York City Democratic primary for mayor is a week from today. The New York Times gave a soft endorsement to Brad Lander on Monday, and then told readers not to vote for Assemblyman Zoran Mamdani. The board wrote “We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots. His experience is too thin and his agenda reads like a turbocharged version of Mr. de Blasio’s dismaying mayoralty,” The New York Times…
The New York Times Is Wrong on Zohran Mamdani
There is so much off base in yesterday’s New York Times editorial on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo. Let us count the ways. Zohran Mamdani during a mayoral Democratic primary debate in New York, on June 4, 2025. (Yuki Iwamura / AP Photo / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Few would have predicted a year ago that a week out from New York City’s Democratic primary, a thirty-three-year-old democ…
Why I’m rooting for the lunatic over the creep in NYC
Although I would do so reluctantly — while holding a barf bag in one hand — if forced to vote in the next New York City mayoral election, I’d cast my ballot for Zohran Mamdani.Yes, that Zohran Mamdani.It isn’t just the Democratic Party destroying these cities — it’s the people who keep voting for them. Let them live with the consequences.A dire warning about this unappetizing candidate, a “Muslim lefty from the other side of Queens,” just appear…
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