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Economic Corner 26 Mamdani's affordability plans After the Two thousand and twenty five New York City mayoral election, I suggested one idea for Mamdani My Preface I made a suggestion when Obama became president, that he should had spent his time improving the efficiency of the federal bureaucracy, as president he could do that with no input from anyone else. PResidents can't control the economy of the world, they can't protect peoples in states, they can't make laws that are everlasting. Presidents legal parameters allow them to manipulate the executive branch bureaucracy, and mold the war machine with no input from any other. That didn't happen. Obama meddled in finance and healthcare and made the bureaucracy worse and made the war machine worse. My Idea for Mamdani The mayor of NYC can't control or manipulate the price of food[private industry]. the cost of utilities[private industry]. the global real estate industries interwoven system[private industry]. the employers reaction to modern computing power[that is private industry], get money to finance the city[that is the governor]. The reality is the modern global fiscal capitalistic structure NYC was placed firmly in through decades of actions that can not be undone in four years or eight years or twelve years. The mayor of NYC can improve the bureaucracy of NYC, for example manipulating the NYPD into another organization. But the mayor can also pass laws, unlike the president who has been given legal powers by the congress. the mayor has the greater power in NYC, and so to the affordability push, I say make an affordability scale law. What do I mean? Butter cost eight dollars for four sticks. Which means two sticks cost four dollars. One stick costs two dollars. A half of a stick cost one dollar. But most stores only sell packs of four or two. So, the affordability law is needed to get customers the ability to scale down what is sold to them. For example, for butter, why can't customers have a half a stick of butter available for one dollar? Literally have the stores, the delis + supermarkets , be within a legal right to sell goods when applicable in a more affordable way. The mayor can't lower the cost of butter, but in NYC with so many relying on EBT/Snap/Food pantries including federal workers who haven't been paid, forcing businesses to sell products more affordably i think is something he could had said he was going to do during the campaign. Maybe I am too serious or to honest, but I have never comprehended why anyone in government in a post or applying for a post provides pie in the sky or hopes or possibilities. All government post in human history have rules, even kings or queens. The rules dictate what you can do. So, just tell people with what you will be able to do in a position what you will do. Well that is it, my one idea to push. BAsed on Obama+AOC + Ohlan+.. Adams plus many others, the odds are mamdani's agenda will be nothing as I suggest. But, I gave a functional idea. referral https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/578-nyc-election-day-2025/ Mamdani seems determined to implement city owned stores, after my thoughts are a series of articles with information or other opinions concerning the topic. MY THOUGHTS The problem Mamdani's plan has is the one the Soviet Union had. The Soviet Union tried to convince a humanity that had spent four hundred and fifty years watching white europeans exit europe and dominate all other human beings with a system of fiscal capitalism making haves and have nots everywhere, including in europe that sharing wealth is good, fiscal equality is safe. But human history has taught quite the opposite. Greed is good, fiscal inequality is safe. Most in humanity speak french or english or spanish or arabic or portuguese not because the empires of france/england/spain/portugal/caliph were sharing peoples going throughout humanity making they neighbor better. It is because said empires, murdered/killed/eliminated/enslaved all others to leech off of them, so that the few at the top of each empire in their european country could live a life of luxury and guarantee said luxury to their children. The American Continent is the culmination of the fiscal capitalism of said empires , including the caliphates, with the USA as the crown jewel. A country started on fiscal capitalistic crimes and generating fiscal capitalistic crimes and welcoming fiscal capitalistic criminals every year of its existence. Based on 2025, mission accomplished. Government owned stores Mamdani likes because it disallows private industries greed or market manipulations if they are not greedy but merely adhere to market flows from influencing the cost of items in a store into being unaffordable, which is what is happening right now. But, when the government competes with the private sector it always has insurmountable advantages and fiscal capitalistic owners react by deleting private owned stores. But for the record the alternative some suggest will not work either. A walmart in a region in NYC will definitely kill the small grocers too. While fiscal capitalists are correct that government owned entities tax advantages or market exemptions are beyond most privately owned enterprises to handle, said fiscal capitalist are incorrect to suggest a large publicly traded firm that owns a global chain of stores will not blow away small businesses. This is why I suggested a law. Get the deli/grocers/supermarkets to sell their goods in a leaner way. And you can use the sixty million as a tax balance for each store, allowing the market time to adjust to the leaner way goods are sold in nyc to match the affordability needs. And part of Mamdani's support for his government owned stores comes from the culture, what is grown, of socialism in New York City in modernity. Quietly in New York City you have a multiphenotypical , multiracial mulatto, group of people who all look at socialism neutral to positive. And I comprehend the logic. Socialism says two things that the individualism in the places like NYC in the USA needs. One, socialism says each individual is of equal value across all measures. Fiscal capitalism treats each individual based on their wealth. Two, socialism allows for identity to be fluid, the identity is human, the religion of the state. The white european imperial heritage the usa and its european colonial predecessors was founded on for all the legal changes from 1492 through 1776 to 2025 hasn't died and doesn't have space for the multiracial populace places like NYC in the USA has in it today. But Mamdani has to comprehend a simple truth. While he had a huge multiracial voting melting pot of people under forty who embrace socialism, he has to be very careful how he implements it. Cause the USA is fully embedded into fiscal capitalism, not merely heritagewise, what is carries, but also in the larger global financial context and NYC as the biggest city in the USA with any financial failure will be judged harshly by its peers in New York State or elsewhere in NYC. I don't know whom he considers the best and the brightest, cause anyone can fail anything , even with a computers help, but if he wants to do his stores, and not a law which I suggested, he has to figure out how to make a store compete while also boosting the larger economy of stores? He has suggested his stores will not do lotto or liquor or other items and I think that is interesting. Basically he take the market that the stores are failing in and give them what they succeed in. Stores will have to get smaller and some will be eliminated but not destroyed. It is rough but , you only have four years and in truth, only one year to do what you want so... Zohran Mamdani wants to build government supermarkets. America already has them By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Published 6:00 AM EDT, Mon June 30, 2025 New York CNN — Zohran Mamdani, the favorite to become New York City’s next mayor after winning the Democratic primary, has a contentious plan to create a network of city-owned grocery stores. But it’s less radical than critics portray, some food policy and grocery industry experts say. Mamdani has proposed five municipally owned stores, one in each New York City borough, to offer groceries at lower prices to customers with limited access to supermarkets. In some New York City neighborhoods, more than 30% of people are food insecure. The proposal has been blasted as a “‘Soviet’ style disaster-in-waiting,” “farcical” and “economically delusional.” John Catsimatidis, the owner of New York City-based supermarket chain Gristedes, threatened to close stores if Mamdani is elected. (Catsimatidis is a two-time Republican candidate for mayor.) But Mamdani is drawing on government-owned and subsidized models that already exist in the United States, such as the Defense Department’s commissaries for military personnel, public retail markets that lease space to farmers and chefs, and city-owned stores in rural areas such as St. Paul, Kansas. Atlanta is opening two municipal grocery stores later this year after struggling to draw a private grocery chain. Madison, Wisconsin, and rural Venice, Illinois, also plan to open municipally owned stores. “This is more common than people are aware of,” said Nevin Cohen, director of the City University of New York’s Urban Food Policy Institute. “There’s a wide spectrum of food retail establishments that could be created by or with the support of city government.” Mamdani has not released all the details of his plan yet, and it’s not clear what role New York City would play in the opening or operation of grocery stores. Would it build stores? Lease them out to a private company or a non-profit? Would the employees be on the city’s payroll? Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to CNN’s requests for more details of the proposal. But a government-owned supermarket “concept is sound” and can take a “variety of formats,” Cohen said. “Rather than giving incentives to private supermarkets without the assurance of low prices, a city-focused program that puts affordability front and center is a better approach.” Yet municipal-owned stores have recently closed in several towns, such as in Baldwin, Florida. Chicago also shifted its effort from building city-owned stores to a city-run public food market, despite a study showing stores were “necessary, feasible and implementable.” These cities’ struggles underscore the challenges of government stepping into the grocery business amid fierce resistance from the private sector. Industry representatives say government-owned stores will compete with private businesses and unfairly disadvantage grocers, local bodegas and other stores in New York. If government stores drive out other food retailers, it would also hurt the problem it’s trying to solve. “This proposal seemingly could use taxes paid by business, and use that money to compete against said business, which is an alarming precedent to set,” said Michael Durant, the CEO of Food Industry Alliance, a trade association. ‘Policy experimentation’ Privately owned grocery stores already run on slim 1% to 3% margins, according to industry estimates. Government stores would be able to offer low-cost groceries because they would not have to pay rent or property taxes, according to Mamdani. “They will buy and sell at wholesale prices, centralize warehousing and distribution, and partner with local neighborhoods on products and sourcing,” the campaign said on its website. Many companies already buy from wholesalers, have centralized warehouses and partner with local communities, however. His proposal would cost $60 million, Mamdani said in an interview on the podcast “Plain English” released last week. Mamdani argued his proposal would be cheaper than an existing city program that provides tax breaks and subsidies for supermarkets to open in underserved areas, but does not include any requirements for food to be below certain prices. In many cities, grocers and other retailers governments recruited have closed in low-income areas after their tax incentives expired or they struggled to make a profit. “This is a proposal of reasonable policy experimentation,” Mamdani said. “If it is not effective at a pilot level, it does not deserve to be scaled up. But I believe it can be effective. I think that there’s far more efficiency to be had in our public sector.” Advocates for independent grocers and small chains say that stronger antitrust enforcement would be a better solution to help lower food prices and spur competition. But Errol Schweizer, a veteran of the grocery industry who publishes the newsletter “The Checkout Grocery Update” and has written in support of a public grocery sector, said Mamdani’s proposal would address a failing in the market. Government-owned grocery stores would not compete directly with bodegas and convenience stores, which typically do not sell fresh produce and meat. “New York has a great grocery sector,” he said. “It could be a backstop for cash-strapped New Yorkers.” Other experts, however, say that for government stores in New York City to be successful, they must draw from customers with a wider range of incomes. This would help them maintain broader political support and offset bigger losses from lower-performing stores. “A network of stores can be really effective if you’re placing them in different areas. You’re creating a chain of stores to support one another,” said Erion Malasi, the Illinois director of policy and advocacy at the non-profit Economic Security Project. He is working with Venice, Illinois, a historically Black community that received a $2.4 million grant from the state to open a municipally owned store. Public option for groceries Rural areas have often been the site of government-owned grocery stores in the past. It’s harder for sparsely populated towns to draw a private chain, find a distributor to service the store and labor to operate it, and have a large enough customer base to sustain it. But more cities are trying to open stores in neighborhoods with limited access. Cities can leverage their scale to buy from suppliers and city-owned land. Atlanta recently approved $8.2 million in incentives to a small grocer to operate two stores on city land in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods. Azalea Market is set to open this year and also offer cooking demonstrations, nutrition workshops and other resources for families. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens told CNN that the city created tax incentives and low-cost land to draw national chains, but it couldn’t find a taker. “We said that if they’re not going to help us build it, we’ll build it ourselves,” he said. Dickens believes government taking a role in offering affordable groceries is similar to investing in other public goods, such as housing, education and health care. “We should be investing in the public good, from the urban farmer all the way to the independent grocer. People need to eat.” referral https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/30/business/zohran-mamdani-grocery-stores?utm_source=chatgpt.com Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) The Department of City Planning is proposing to update and expand the FRESH food stores program, which supports convenient, accessible grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods. The update would bring the FRESH program to more communities across the city, among other changes to ensure FRESH stores are evenly distributed and financially viable. Update: June 2025 As part of City of Yes for Families, NYC is launching FRESH III, an initiative to improve and expand the FRESH program to bring fresh food to even more New Yorkers. If you are interested in learning more, please contact FRESH_info@planning.nyc.gov Overview The FRESH food stores program supports convenient, accessible grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods. FRESH has brought healthy food options within walking distance of 1.2 million New Yorkers and counting since the program launched in 2009. What is FRESH? The Food Retail Expansion to Support Health Program (FRESH) was created in 2009 in response to a citywide study, Going to Market. This study highlighted the lack of neighborhood grocery stores providing fresh food options in several New York City communities. Its goal is to encourage stores in these communities that provide a full range of grocery products including fresh meat, fruit and vegetables. Get FRESH facts and figures in our February 2023 report here The FRESH zoning incentives program gives property owners the right to construct slightly larger buildings in mixed residential and commercial districts if they include a FRESH supermarket. A separate FRESH tax benefits program is administered by the NYC Economic Development Corporation. Read more about FRESH tax benefits here. Get Involved FRESH encourages partnerships with organizations that want to provide fresh food to their communities, including traditional grocery stores, food co-ops, food hubs, pantries, and others. Community advocates, property owners, supermarket operators, and anyone interested in food equity can get in touch with FRESH_Info@planning.nyc.gov to learn more about the FRESH zoning incentive program. For more information on the FRESH tax benefits program please complete this form. 2021 FRESH Expansion FRESH eligibility expanded in December 2021 to encourage supermarkets in even more areas of New York City that are still underserved. Encouraging the development of full-sized supermarkets empowers consumers, increases access, and may provide additional food options through increased competition. Since 2009, the FRESH zoning program has applied to: Bronx Community Districts 1 through 7 Brooklyn Community Districts 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 16 and 17 Manhattan Community Districts 9 through 12 Queens Community Districts 12 In 2021 FRESH expanded to: Bronx Community Districts 8 and 9 Brooklyn Community Districts 1, 2, 12 and 13 Queens Community Districts 1, 3, 4 and 14 Staten Island Community District 1 IMAGE LINKED BELOW The expansion areas are based on City Planning’s Supermarket Needs Index, which shows neighborhoods that are still underserved by high-quality grocery stores. Note: These expansion areas applied only to the FRESH zoning incentives program. The tax benefits program did not expand to the areas indicated above. Prevent Clustering of FRESH Supermarkets Some communities have seen clustering of FRESH supermarket applications, which may exceed the intent of FRESH to fill gaps in the local grocery environment. This may make it difficult for stores to prosper. The FRESH update adds specific criteria an applicant must follow to create a new FRESH store near an existing location. These new criteria would limit the potential for oversaturation. Changes to Window Installation Requirements Currently, FRESH food stores are required to have windows on half of any wall that faces the street. This requirement, however, has proven to be impractical and difficult for existing buildings that are trying to renovate to be a FRESH supermarket. Therefore, for renovations to an existing building to construct a FRESH supermarket, building owners will no longer have to replace existing walls with windows – removing a potentially expensive step in the process. Changes to Parking Rules Since the FRESH update proposes to expand the program into more lower density residential zoning districts, it is important to propose new rules that are appropriate for the characteristics of these neighborhoods. The FRESH update provides a waiver from required parking for up to 10,000 square feet of FRESH retail area in lower density residential districts. referral https://www.nyc.gov/content/planning/pages/our-work/plans/citywide/food-retail-expansion-support-health-fresh Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) Access to affordable, quality food is critical to building strong neighborhoods. The Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program brings healthy and affordable food options to communities by lowering the costs of owning, leasing, developing, and renovating supermarket retail space. Since launching in 2009, 32 projects have received FRESH tax incentives across five boroughs. 30 projects have completed construction and are open to the public. These supermarkets represent over 1.1 million square feet of new or renovated space, an investment of $177 million private capital into New York City's economy, and have created over 1,400 new jobs, and retained more than 600 jobs. Tax Benefits 32 Projects received benefits to date FRESH provides tax breaks for supermarket operators and developers seeking to build or renovate new retail space to be owned or leased by a full-line supermarket operator. Building Taxes: May be stabilized at pre-improvement real estate tax amounts for up to 25 years (with benefits phasing out at not more than 20 percent per year, starting in year 21). Land Taxes: May be fully abated for up to 25 years (with benefits phasing out at not more than 20 percent per year, starting in year 21). Sales Taxes: City and state sales taxes may be waived on materials used to construct, renovate, or equip facilities. Mortgage Recording Taxes: May be reduced from 2.8 percent to 0.3 percent for project mortgages. Application Considerations 1.1M Square feet of new or renovated space expected to be provided by these supermarkets All benefits, including FRESH, are discretionary. NYCIDA will assess the need for financial assistance and the economic impact of the proposed project. From application deadline until benefit closing, expected timeline is 6 months. Stores that benefit from the program must be located in an eligible area (see below map) and provide: A minimum of 5,000 square feet of retail space for a general line of food and nonfood grocery products intended for home preparation, consumption, and utilization. A minimum of 30 percent of retail space dedicated to perishable goods that may include dairy, fresh produce, fresh meats, poultry, fish, and frozen foods. At least 500 square feet of retail space for fresh produce. 2,049 Jobs retained or created through FRESH Additional factors considered by NYCIDA include (without limitation): Size of capital investment. Jobs retained and/or created, average wages and benefits. Neighborhood. Overall financial picture of applicant(s). For developer projects, tenanting strategy and timeline. Environmental review. $177M The amount of private capital invested into NYC's economy through FRESH The FRESH program tax incentive program is administered by the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) and the FRESH zoning benefit program is administered by the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP). All NYCIDA benefits are discretionary and companies must request NYCIDA assistance prior to entering into any property lease, acquisition, or renovation contract unless such contracts are contingent upon NYCIDA assistance. FRESH Focus AreasEmpty heading Certain neighborhoods around the city can benefit even more from investment in supermarket construction and renovation. The areas listed below are most in need of food retail investment, based on how much currently exists and the surrounding population. The BronxEmpty heading Co-Op City/Wakefield Grand Concourse Hunts Point Van Cortlandt Village BrooklynEmpty heading Borough Park/Bensonhurst Brownsville Coney Island Flatbush ManhattanEmpty heading Inwood Washington Heights QueensEmpty heading Astoria/LIC Far Rockaway Jamaica Staten IslandEmpty heading Stapleton https://edc.nyc/program/food-retail-expansion-support-health-fresh Zohran Mamdani is pushing for New York City-run grocery stores. Here's what he envisions. Story by Jeff Capellini Zohran Mamdani championed the idea of New York City-run grocery stores throughout his successful campaign for mayor. He has said he views it as an opportunity to address affordability and to give the public a choice. But in a city where capitalism reigns supreme, Mamdani's proposal has faced significant opposition. The democratic socialist's road to having it adopted will hinge on a variety of factors, including City Council and state support. Mamdani has said his plan "is part of a vision of a public option for produce, an understanding that for far too many New Yorkers, groceries are out of reach, and the importance in city government of reasonable policy experimentation." Mamdani's city-run grocery store plan The initiative, which Mamdani says will cost $60 million, would put at least one city-run store in each borough, focusing on food deserts, or areas with limited access to full-service supermarkets, and is not about making a profit. It counts on the city covering rent and property taxes to pass savings to consumers. "The job of city government is not to tinker around the edges while 1 in 4 children across our city go hungry," Mamdani said. As outlined on his campaign website, Mamdani says the city would buy and sell goods at wholesale prices, centralize warehousing and distribution, and collaborate with local neighborhoods on product selection and sourcing. As for how he would pay for the program, New York City already subsidizes private grocery store owners to the tune of millions of dollars per year. Mamdani has said he would redirect that money to stores the city controls. Mamdani has also stated that further funding of the plan, along with his other democratic socialist policies, would be generated by increasing the corporate tax rate to 11.5% and instituting a flat 2% tax rate for individuals earning $1 million or more. Potential roadblocks Mamdani will almost certainly need to use the power and influence of his office to help the city-run grocery stores plan gain traction, but that likely won't be enough to get it across the finish line. Political expert J.C. Polanco, a professor at the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, says convincing members of the City Council to go along with it could prove to be difficult. "The problem will be here is that you have supermarkets, delis and bodegas that are part of the fabric of the community. In order for a city councilmember to vote for this to happen, they would have to look at their deli, bodega and supermarket in their districts and say I know this store will compete with you and it doesn't need to worry about profits, but I'm going to vote for it anyway," Polanco said. Polanco said the odds of having City Council support for city-run grocery stores is "very little, considering that these city councilmembers have dozens of bodegas in their districts." Some owners of private grocery stores have spoken out against Mamdani's proposal. Billionaire supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis, for example, has said it is incompatible with New York City's market economy. "New York City is a capitalist city -- look what happened in Kansas City?" Catsimatidis said, referring to the recent closure of that city's government-owned grocery store. "These types of grocery stores just don't work." Mamdani has turned some opponents into allies Mamdani was asked back in August if he's concerned about the hefty criticism his plan has generated. He said he is in no way trying to trample on private supermarket, delicatessen and bodega owners. "I am interested in working with each and every New Yorker, and I've actually spoken with a number of grocery store owners and made clear to them that I both recognize and I appreciate the work that they have done. The fact is that they are a critical part of our communities," Mamdani replied. It's important to note that some members of the opposition have changed their tune about Mamdani, if not his grocery stores proposal. Just a few months before the election, the United Bodegas of America blasted his plan, calling the idea foolish and saying it will be harmful to private businesses. However, less than a week before Mamdani won the election, the president of the group stood behind the then-Democratic nominee, saying he wants to make the city affordable for everyone. "We are proud to stand by Zohran Mamdani, a candidate who understands the struggle of everyday New Yorkers," UBA President Radahmes Rodriguez said. In addition, Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has often spoken out about free enterprise, did end up endorsing Mamdani for mayor, which opens the door to her perhaps being amenable to the idea of city-run grocery stores down the road. referral https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/zohran-mamdani-is-pushing-for-new-york-city-run-grocery-stores-here-s-what-he-envisions/ar-AA1PXbbi Economist torches Mamdani's city-run grocery plan as doomed experiment that will cost taxpayers Story by Kristine Parks As New Yorkers head to the polls, one economist is raising the alrarm about Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's plan for city-run groceries, calling it a feel-good fix that flouts basic economics. "It sounds very good on paper – ‘free’ always does," Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley, an economics professor and vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies, said in an interview with Fox News Digital. Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist who is the frontrunner in Tuesday's mayoral race, argues these stores are needed to address food deserts and give working-class New Yorkers more access to affordable groceries. The pilot program, which would launch five stores in the city – one in each borough – is a key part of his progressive platform to lower costs for New Yorkers, that also includes freezing the rent and higher corporate taxes. Bradley predicts that Mamdani’s plan, while well-intentioned, won't work because it replaces market signals, like prices, property rights and profit motive, with "bureaucratic decision-making." MAMDANI APPEALS TO NON-DEMOCRATS WITH GENERAL ELECTION PUSH, VOWS GOVERNMENT CAN MEET VOTERS' 'MATERIAL NEEDS' "The problem is believing that the economy is an engineering project," she explained. "That when we put smart, well-intentioned people in charge of that project, we can kind of redirect things in certain ways and get the outcomes that we want." The results of this plan, she says, have already been seen in other U.S. cities who've tried it. Similar programs in Kansas City, Missouri, and Florida collapsed, despite millions in taxpayer funding. "These stores have failed to remain open," she said, referring to a Kansas City store that closed its doors in August after struggling with empty shelves and crime. According to Bradley, the issue is built into the system itself: if stores sell their products at below market prices, customers rush to buy everything and stores can't keep shelves stocked. "So you might be able to stock it and open it on day one, but these stores have failed to remain open," she argued. "Not only that, but they're plagued by theft because the grocery stores don't have the same incentives that a Walmart has for loss prevention." Bradley said history offers even starker warnings. Central planners who tried to control prices and supply in the collapsed Soviet Union and Venezuela resulted in people waiting in long lines and empty shelves. "All these types of problems are a feature of this type of system. It's not a bug, right? It's baked in," she said. The economist praised the candidate for trying to address the huge problem of high costs of living for New Yorkers. She said there are better ways to lower food costs, suggesting one way would be allowing a big box store like Walmart to open in New York City, which would provide more access to cheaper groceries. Mamdani's campaign says the stores will not pay rent or property tax, and he will redirect some of the $140 million in private grocery store tax breaks to finance the pilot program. "Food prices are out of control. Nearly 9 in 10 New Yorkers say the cost of groceries is rising faster than their income. Only the very wealthiest aren’t feeling squeezed at the register," his campaign website states. "With New York City already spending millions of dollars to subsidize private grocery store operators (which are not even required to take SNAP/WIC!), we should redirect public money to a real 'public option.'" Mamdani defended the plan when confronted about the failed Kansas City experiment in a September interview. "[W]e have to prove not only the efficacy but the excellence of this idea," he told CNN. "Because for every one example that you can point to, there’s another of another municipality today considering opening a city-run grocery store. But to me, the most important thing is the outcome. This is something I believe will work. We will bring the best and the brightest to deliver it, and it will be five stores at the cost of $60 million, which is less than half the city’s already spending on subsidizing corporate supermarkets." Bradley countered that the proposal is still a costly experiment that could burden taxpayers and divert funds from more effective projects. The economist noted the candidate's rise in popularity comes at a time when younger Americans have more favorable attitudes towards socialism than previous generations. She believes that economic realities need to be taught to Americans early on. "We're not doing a great job of teaching economics," she said. "We need to do a better job of that, of at early ages, showing people that economics in some ways presents laws that are just as real as the laws of physics. So I could say I don't like gravity, I don't believe in gravity, but gravity is my reality. And economics presents us with realities that are just as important to obey." "There's no such thing as a free lunch," she said. "We need to advocate for policies that make things more accessible and more affordable. I think what economics shows is that markets do a really good job [at that]," she said, pointing to the array and volume of goods offered in the average grocery store in the U.S. Ultimately, Bradley said, affordability comes not from government control but from more competition in the marketplace. "What we want people to be able to do is just stretch their budgets further, she added. "And I think the way we do that is more competition in the market for groceries rather than less." Mamdani's campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Fox Business' Amanda Macias contributed to this report. referral https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/economist-torches-mamdanis-city-run-grocery-plan-as-doomed-experiment-that-will-cost-taxpayers/ar-AA1PNLDj Forum post https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12031-economiccorner26/ Prior Corner https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/569-economic-corner-25/ POST URL https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12031-economiccorner26/ PRIOR EDITION https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/569-economic-corner-25-10272025/ NEXT EDITION https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/586-economic-corner-27/ COMMENTARIES COMMENTS @Pioneer1 I notice one thing in your comment, one great absence, a positive suggestion. Your comment is full of complaint and judgement, but lacks any ideas to solve anything, now the reason is one of two things. You don't have one, for whatever reason. You can't share one, for whatever reason. The only thing I dislike in your comment is the lack of positive suggestion. Not unexpected but still I dislike it. Now, to your comment... I thought my writing was clear, unfortunate that it engendered such a poor reading from you or that you misread it so poorly. To aid in clarity, My suggestion is a law that allows stores to sell food in more affordable quantities . Mamdani's plan is government owned stores to sell food affordably. Your right, people without money don't care for expensive food. If all you have is fifty cents, i imagine two dollar foods will be problematic to acquire, unless of course one is able to steal but then of course, some people in this forum COUGH Pioneer1 talk so much about the existence of those who break the law, i guess the people who can't afford food can't break the law to get it, so I guess, they should starve, I mean who would have a problem with starving. Please learn to read better, the articles in the post clearly state in Mamdani's plan they will be government owned stores, not subsidized. Your first question that wasn't answered in the economic corner post. Well done, I don't know, if I was in mamdani's inner circle I would know. But Mamdani is still fleshing out this idea. As the Economic Corner stated, his plan has many detractors of various types for various reasons. I will assume no merely because ensuring no discrimination exists has never happened anywhere in the entire usa, your asking NYC to do what has never happened in the USA before in its circa 250 year history or before in the european colonial era. Well in NYC is a different demographic makeup in terms of business ownership. NYC is more complex. remember, NYC is the only city in the usa with a populace from every government. I have seen so many mixed couples: jew/muslim ; south american/african; chinese/mexican and their various mixed babies, NYC is going through a mulattozation. I have never seen a 7-11 in this part of the city. And around here, corner stores are owned by a variance: africans/arabs/latinos for the most part. What may surprise you is around here, most of the non corporate eating entities are owned by black folk: DOS/cAribbean/Continental combined. And around here, black folk have been interbreeding longer than elsewhere in the USA, meaning you see alot of Black couples that are mixes from within a black perspective. Corporate eatery is defined as Mcdonlads and the like. Indians aren't the biggest populace in this part of NYC , when you see them they tend to work in stores. I don't think I have been to a store an indian owns around here, in this section of harlem for a long while. I recall one 99 cent store but the location became closed and has been closed ever since. The property owner probably wants to much and so it isn't worth it. NYC is really a hard place for a corner store. People like you assume alot of habits that at least in nyc aren't the truth. Most people go to the supermarket or have their food shipped. Fresh direct is making a killing. The people who have money just get the grocery to them and the rest of us shop at the supermarket. The local store... got it rough. I argue if it wasn't for the larger real estate market, not wanting nyc to have a huge mound of vacant areas, the local stores in NYC would be mostly gone. PEople shop at the supermarket. The only real money local stores get is kids, who want their candies, and the late shift people, when the supermarket is closed and they may want something and after a long day of work too tired for home cooking. But even then the local store is not the option most get, the place that gets the most late night money is a franchise , owned by a black woman , from the islands, she does make some lovely beef stew. but she is open all day. i have seen lines of the late shift outside her stores. And , i repeat, Mamdani didn't get the asian vote as a block, many indians didn't vote for him. He did only get 50% of the cities vote. It wasn't by accident. When he was in the ny state assembly he never had one law that truly aided indians https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/363-zohran-mamdani-legislation/ as you suggest this will. and to be blunt, repeating what is in the economic corner post, the business owning community in nyc is in majority against this plan of Mamdani's. And as I said in the post I comprehend why Mamdani is going this way. After Obama+ AOC , Mamdani knows to be successful he cant' court his community, which Obama showed is vital in seats like Mayor. But,Mamdani also knows that Obama + OAC have many detractors in their own community who feel they didn't do or haven't done enough for "their people" even though the Obama type candidates don't view themselves as part of a hyphenated group in the usa, they view themselves as Frederick Douglass stated in the 1800s, as part of a composite nation of individuals, overcoming heritage based rigidities, while culturally fluid. Emphasizing individualism bound in the idea of individual rights+freedoms alongside others under the law. Mamdani , taking Obama's stylism, doesn't want to be the mayor of the indians or asians in NYC but the mayor of the city. But Mamdani needs results so he is being more forceful than obama or fellow obamite elected officials in trying to get something done. comment referral https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12031-economiccorner26/#findComment-77503 Posted just now @Pioneer1 9 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: However what law is STOPPING them from doing this already? If a supermarket wants to only sell ONE stick of butter or even HALF a stick of butter at a time, as long as it's properly handled and packaged...are they not allowed to? Pioneer, where are you from? You do realize that supermarket chain owners sign contracts with stipulations? Legal agreements are sometimes signed for certain food items with stipulations on how to care. Let alone that city/state/federal laws may state what can or can not happen? The FDA doesn't allow the interstate sale of butter so... what other laws are there. Where are you from? Do you own a business? 9 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: It's not a matter of better READING because I didn't bother reading the entire thing in the first place....lol. so that is why you ask questions answered in the post, well thank you, i now fully comprehend the quality of your statements in the forum. 9 hours ago, Pioneer1 said: -Will suppliers get their contracts through bidding with the city, like construction contractors do? -We know there are Black farmers. Who will ensure THEY get their fair share of the contracts as suppliers? -Again, who ensures that AfroAmericans get our fair share of jobs....including management positions....in these stores? Expand Mamdani hasn't even got his plan accepted. and like before all you offer is judgement, no ideas, no positive quality. You are like one of those rush limbaugh style podcasters just through text. comment referral https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12031-economiccorner26/#findComment-77523 COMMENT @Pioneer1 this made me laugh, even enough. I will only add the following... so often online humans chime in on affairs of governance or complex communal human relation , but, the lack of effort in the details , in the wordy thesis , only supports the internets overall poor quality in discourse. I was taught that each individual in humanity is unique and you can only know what one will do when they do it. But, to your question, he is no different than AOC, the one from the central park five representing harlem in the city council, the brooklyn or queens borough presidents, a bunch of people who got elected on platforms of bloated promises who are gambling the voting population will be willing to support their continual bids. I argue, Deblasio + Adams were the end of an era for mayor of NYC. from Lindsey to Adams NYC mayors overall have been variations of centrism. trying to be a kind of middle, each favoring different things so a tilt but overall central. Mamdani in my gamble to the future will legally/functionally be a centrist but his rhetoric will be left. Although a key part to Mamdani is the governor and president, what either of them do has a huge role to play. Hochul is a centrist. She doesn't hate expanded government welfare but she wants to keep the fiscal capitalistic dream alive, the idea that fiscal capitalism can work even in a usa unlike at any time before, where the populace has the most universal rights, even the native american has rights, where the populace has the most variance of fiscal wealth, more non whites or more non males or more non christians have money, significant sums than any time before in New York State. So fiscal capitalism in the usa has never had to deal with the environment it has now. So I think Mamdani is different in important ways but will not act different largely because his superiros, governor+president will not let him.

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I have said the following so many times, it sickens me. What matters isn't winning the election. What matters is what you do once elected. Obama/Olhan/Ocasio Cortez are all the same. They were elected based on demographic changes and their party of andrew jackson (POAJ) peers not realizing the demographic changes or underestimating the ability to generate a large voting output. Mamdani is the same, as the three mentioned. But, the key is after you win what will you do? Obama gave the banking industry a pass and didn't demand from the health industry and the results were negative. Olhan + Ocasico Cortez tried a green new deal that was dysfunctional. Now Mamdani promises to lower the cost of living while being a mayor who doesn't have the ability to. Do people really think Eric Adams/Bill DeBlasio/ even Bloomberg wouldn't have liked to make NYC more affordable while doing all of what they did. It isn't because they didn't care or know, it is because it is not about the mayor alone. And the governor has a whole state to deal with who will not accept favors for NYC absent favors for albany and all others in the state. Mamdani as I said a long time ago will be mayor of NYC, the first asian/muslim/even one of the generation names as he is 34 but he will have a terrible time at it, and what happens next? The key to me is will the voters who vote now vote four years from now with the same gusto. I think many will. Not because of Mamdani but demographic shifts. It isn't an accident that Mamdani is in his 30s and Sliwa and Cuomo are in their 60s. The 40s and 50s are the non believers. But the 30s and youngers in the city are the children of immigrants in a city now mostly of immigrant stock. The native american is dead. The old whites have moved out or died lessening their population. The Black Descended of Enslaved have moved out or died lessening their population. Leaving Immigrants and their children. PEople who came to a USA much different than before founded or when founded or during the war between the states or during the great white european imperial war. The modern immigrant came to the USA built by FDR/MLK and company. A USA full of biases but safe, secure, allowing for individualism unlike any country in humanity. and so, in 2025, the modern immigrant populace starting in 1965, has become large enough to stake a claim. It is a claim of ideals. A claim of the USA. Not the USA that murdered the First Peoples. Not the USA designed by White Europeans for their sole benefit. Not the USA built on enslaved Black folk. The USA with the potential to be a human country. And while every reformation has a counterreformation, and the fifty states are not the same, and no city in the USA is like NYC. I think in NYC the claim of the immigrant populace, a true rainbow of individuals bound to the allowance of individualism over religion/phenotype/gender/language/....maybe age/individual allowance will be a different voting block. Will it mean Mamdani does great as mayor? no. Being great in a bureaucracy like any team activity isn't about one person. Schrumpft will make it very hard. But, a claim will be made and two USA's I argue are officially born. Mamdani on one side/SCrumpft on the other. mamdani legislation https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/363-zohran-mamdani-legislation/ problem with legislators in the usa https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/499-the-problem-with-legislators-in-the-usa/ bernie sanders https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/504-bernie-sanders-is-a-fiscal-capitalistic-opportunist/ The latest Economic Corner https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/569-economic-corner-25/ Fran Lebowitz joins ‘On Stage’ for a sharp and unfiltered conversation https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/on-stage-episodes/2025/10/31/fran-lebowitz-joins--on-stage--for-a-sharp-and-unfiltered-conversation Some thoughts She found it interesting, that people in Stockhom Sweden were interested in the mayoral race in New York City. I concur that people like new faces. Obama/Schrumpt/Mamdani all used the position of one who . She didn't vote for Mamdani though praised him. She admitted what I said, you can't make free buses. Mamdani's stated positions don't fit. She made an interesting point on New York City, she likes NYC because this is the only city where all are able to live in it. She is correct. NYC has become this city of mostly individuals devoutly or modestly within a country of hardcore tribes. PROPOSITIONS 1/2/3/4/5 MY THOUGHTS 1 New York City is not part of Essex county, I don't comprehend why NYC is voting on Essex county which is at the northernmost part of the state. 2+3+4 I have lived through the Real Estate industry of NYC and I can say with 100% surety that the real estate industry is the most wicked or ugly thing I have ever seen. I really despise the real estate industry in NYC and these three propositions don't lower the damn rent, nor do they punish the real estate industry for the crimes it has done. 5 No one explains how the DEpartment of City Planning will consider all the boroughs... the reason why each Borouch has its own mapping plan is the boroughs aren't the same, they have different peoples, different situations... 6 I think instead of changing the date of elections it is better for the elected officials of NEw York City to simply get results, which 99% of them never do. They make a ton of laws and make a ton of speeches. SHORT EXPLANATION Ballot proposal No. 1 Amendment to allow Olympics sports complex in Essex County on state forest preserve land. This proposal, to be voted on across New York state, would allow the expansion of new ski trails in the Olympic Sports Complex in Essex County, New York. The Olympic Sport Complex is in state forest preserve land. This proposal would also require New York State to add 2,500 acres of protected forest land to Adirondack Park. Ballot proposal No. 2 Fast-track affordable housing to building more affordable housing across the city. This proposal would create two new processes to fast-track certain affordable housing projects. The first process is for publicly financed affordable housing projects. The second process is for affordable housing projects in the 12 community districts with the lowest rates of affordable housing development. A “yes” vote creates two processes to fast-track affordable housing projects. A “no” vote keeps the seven-month review process, with input from the local Community Board, local Borough President, CPC, City Council, and mayor. Ballot proposal No. 3 Simplify review of modest housing and infrastructure projects. This proposal would create a faster review process for certain land use projects, like smaller projects to change how land is used and to prepare the city for extreme weather or other future challenges. For most of these projects, the proposed process would remove final review by the City Council. Ballot proposal No. 4 Establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board with City Council, borough, and citywide representation. NYCVotes says this proposal would change the current land use review process when the City Council rejects or changes an affordable housing project. The proposal would create an Affordable Housing Appeals Board comprised of the local Borough President, Speaker of the City Council, and mayor. The proposal would allow the Appeals Board to reverse the City Council’s decision with a two-to-one vote. Ballot proposal No. 5 Create a digital city map to modernize city operations. This proposal would make the Department of City Planning (DCP) responsible for creating, maintaining, and digitizing a single city map. Ballot proposal No. 6 Move local elections to presidential election years to increase voter participation. This proposal would move election dates for city offices to the same year as federal presidential elections. DETAILS 2025 General Election BALLOT PROPOSALS ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE, AN AMENDMENT Amendment to Allow Olympic Sports Complex In Essex County on State Forest Preserve Land The proposal amends the State Constitution. It permits new Nordic ski and biathlon trails in the forest preserve. Development there requires Constitutional permission. That is because the facility is in the Adirondack forest preserve. It is part of an Olympic Sports Complex in North Elba. North Elba is in Essex County, New York. The project touches up to 323 acres. The facility covers 1,039 acres. This use is offset. 2,500 new acres are added to the forest preserve. The New York Legislature must approve the offset. If not, the project will not happen. FORM OF SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE, AN AMENDMENT Amendment to Allow Olympic Sports Complex In Essex County on State Forest Preserve Land Allows skiing and related trail facilities on state forest preserve land. The site is 1,039 acres. Requires State to add 2,500 acres of new forest land in Adirondack Park. A yes vote authorizes new ski trails and related facilities in the Adirondack forest preserve. A no vote does not authorize this use. 1 Question 2 Proposed Charter Amendment: Fast Track Affordable Housing to Build More Affordable Housing Across the City Fast track publicly financed affordable housing. Fast track applications delivering affordable housing in the community districts that produce the least affordable housing, significantly reducing review time. Maintain Community Board review. “Yes” fast tracks applications at the Board of Standards and Appeals or City Planning Commission. “No” leaves affordable housing subject to longer review and final decision at City Council. 2 Ballot Question 2 Proposed Charter Amendment: Fast Track Affordable Housing to Build More Affordable Housing Across the City Abstract This proposal would create two new fast-track public processes for affordable housing: the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) Zoning Action for Affordable Housing Projects and the Affordable Housing Fast Track. First, the proposal would enable publicly financed affordable housing to be approved by the BSA after review by the affected Community Board. BSA would be required to make findings relating to neighborhood character and programmatic necessity. Second, the amendment would establish an expedited land use review process with review by the affected Community Board, affected Borough President, and the City Planning Commission– for zoning changes that deliver affordable housing in the 12 community districts with the lowest rate of affordable housing production. BSA Zoning Action for Affordable Housing Projects How it works: Currently, the BSA has the power to waive zoning requirements to facilitate certain affordable housing developments, but that authority is limited to projects that can meet stringent standards relating to hardship, uniqueness, and economic infeasibility. Projects that cannot meet these standards instead must go through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) – a seven-month review process that begins with advisory opinions from the affected Community Board and Borough President, followed by review and votes at the City Planning Commission and City Council. This proposal would empower the BSA to issue project-specific approvals for publicly financed affordable housing that meet the required findings after a 60-day review by the affected Community Board and a 30-day review with a public hearing held by the BSA. Projects that do not meet the findings may receive one 60-day extension for additional studies or project modifications to seek approval at a second hearing. What types of housing are eligible: This new action would be available to companies organized exclusively to develop housing projects for persons of low 3 income, including Housing Development Fund Companies– the legal vehicle for virtually all publicly financed affordable housing projects in New York City. What factors must the Board of Standards and Appeals consider: In order to approve affordable housing pursuant to the fast-track process, the BSA would be required to make findings related to neighborhood character and programmatic necessity. The first finding ensures the project does not clash with the surrounding neighborhood character. The second finding establishes that a project requires zoning waivers in order to proceed and that the City or another governmental entity intends to provide financial backing. Affordable Housing Fast-Track How it works: Currently, affordable housing is produced unevenly throughout the City, with 12 community districts adding as much housing as the other 47 combined over the course of the last 10 years. To address this, the Affordable Housing Fast Track proposal creates an expedited approval process for projects that deliver affordable housing in the community districts that produce the least affordable housing. Under the proposal, the City would assess the rate of affordable housing production in each community district every five years, and then fast-track projects that include permanently affordable housing in the 12 Community Districts with the lowest such rates. These 12 Community Districts would be calculated by measuring the total number of affordable dwelling units created over the past five years divided by the total number of all dwelling units at the start of the five-year period. This formula measures the growth rate of affordable housing. Those twelve community districts would be determined by the Department of City Planning every five years. What types of applications are eligible: To be eligible for this fast-track procedure, an application must include permanent affordable housing under the City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program and must be located in one of the twelve community districts with the lowest rate of affordable housing production. The Department of City Planning would be required to confirm that a primary purpose of the application is to facilitate additional housing and affordable housing. What is the new process for reviewing these affordable housing rezoning applications: 4 Today, rezoning applications typically go through ULURP– a seven-month review process that begins with successive advisory opinions from the affected Community Board and Borough President, followed by review and votes at the City Planning Commission and City Council. The proposed amendment would include the same opportunity for Community Board review as exists today, but with Borough President review occurring concurrently. The City Planning Commission would have 30 days to review– or 45 days for applications that require more extensive environmental review – and hold a final vote. (This element of the proposal would become effective if this ballot question is approved, regardless of whether ballot question 3, which also proposes an expedited land use review procedure, is approved.) In determining whether to approve such a rezoning application, the City Planning Commission would be required to make findings regarding the adequacy of existing transportation, sewer and other infrastructure, as well as consistency with the City’s fair housing plan (the Charter already requires the City to develop such a plan to analyze citywide data relating to fair housing). The proposal would also require the Department of City Planning and the Office of Management and Budget to consider the list of the 12 Community Districts that produce the least affordable housing and the fair housing plan in the preparation of the City’s preliminary 10-year capital strategy. Implementation: This proposed amendment would take effect immediately. 5 Question 3 Proposed Charter Amendment: Simplify Review of Modest Housing and Infrastructure Projects Simplify review of modest amounts of additional housing and minor infrastructure projects, significantly reducing review time. Maintain Community Board review, with final decision by the City Planning Commission. “Yes” simplifies review for limited land-use changes, including modest housing and minor infrastructure projects. “No” leaves these changes subject to longer review, with final decision by City Council. 6 Ballot Question 3 Proposed Charter Amendment: Simplify Review of Modest Housing and Infrastructure Projects Abstract This proposal would create an Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) for certain land use changes and projects, including modest increases in housing capacity; acquisitions, dispositions, and certain City Map changes related to affordable housing; and infrastructure and resiliency projects, like raising the grade of a street and adding solar panels on public property. How it works: Currently, rezoning applications and other land use actions, regardless of size, must go through the City’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)– a seven-month review process that begins with advisory opinions from the affected Community Board and Borough President, followed by review and votes at the City Planning Commission and City Council. This proposal would create an alternative procedure for certain rezoning applications and other land-use actions. This new process would retain the same 60-day review period for the Community Boards and a public hearing, with concurrent Borough President review. The City Planning Commission would then have 30 days to hold a public hearing and vote on the application. The City Planning Commission’s decision would be final, with no subsequent review by the City Council. For dispositions of City property to Housing Development Fund Companies – the entity for virtually all publicly financed affordable housing projects in New York City – final approval would be made by the City Council instead of the City Planning Commission. What types of projects are eligible for this expedited procedure? This expedited review procedure is reserved for specifically enumerated applications. These generally include applications relating to modest zoning changes for housing (rezoning to districts with a standard height of not more than 45 feet in lower density areas and increases in housing capacity up to 30% in medium- and high density areas); dispositions, acquisitions, and certain City Map changes for affordable housing; acquisitions and site selections for resiliency projects and open 7 space; sale of City property that is undevelopable and unusable; acquisitions for voluntary flood buyouts; and leases for solar energy on public land. Only projects that categorically lack potential significant adverse environmental impacts on communities are eligible for the expedited procedure described in this ballot question. If a project by its size or nature requires an environmental impact statement under state and local law, it will remain subject to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure in order to receive a more extensive public and environmental review. Implementation: This proposed amendment would take effect immediately. However, it would not apply to applications that have been filed with the Department of City Planning pursuant to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure and certified as complete before the effective date. 8 Question 4 Proposed Charter Amendment: Establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board with Council, Borough, and Citywide Representation Establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board with the Council Speaker, local Borough President, and Mayor to review Council actions that reject or change applications creating affordable housing. “Yes” creates the three-member Affordable Housing Appeals Board to reflect Council, borough, and citywide perspectives. “No” leaves affordable housing subject to the Mayor’s veto and final decision by City Council. 9 Ballot Question 4 Proposed Charter Amendment: Establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board with Council, Borough, and Citywide Representation Abstract This proposal would create an Affordable Housing Appeals Board, consisting of the affected Borough President, the Speaker of the City Council, and the Mayor. This new Appeals Board would have the power to review and reverse decisions by the City Council that disapprove or modify land-use applications that directly facilitate the creation of affordable housing. The Appeals Board would replace the existing Mayoral veto, and the Council override of that veto, for these types of land-use applications. This new Appeals Board aims to strike a balance between local, boroughwide and citywide perspectives on the production of affordable housing. It does so by empowering the Speaker, affected Borough President and Mayor to review and reverse City Council decisions on land use matters affecting the development of affordable housing — but only if two out of the three members agree. How it works: Currently, certain land use actions, including rezoning applications, special permits, and others, must go through the City’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)– a seven-month process that begins with advisory opinions from the affected Community Board and Borough President, followed by review and votes at the City Planning Commission and City Council. The Mayor may veto the Council’s action, and that veto is subject to an override by the Council. Under the proposal, the Affordable Housing Appeals Board would have the power to review and reverse actions of the City Council that disapprove or modify applications that directly facilitate the development of affordable housing. While much of ULURP – from the community board through City Council – would remain unchanged, the Appeals Board would be empowered to conduct a final review of these land-use applications. Land-use applications that do not relate to the development of affordable housing are not subject to the Appeals Board. The Appeals Board would consist of three members: the Speaker of the Council, the affected Borough President, and the Mayor (or a designee of each member). If at least two of the three members agree, the Board would be empowered to reverse 10 a Council disapproval or modification of a land-use application that would directly facilitate the development of additional affordable housing. Which land-use actions would be subject to the Affordable Housing Appeals Board? The Affordable Housing Appeals Board would come into play only for ULURP applications and zoning text amendments that would directly facilitate the creation of affordable housing. These include rezoning applications that are required to deliver affordable housing under the City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, as well as related actions that directly facilitate the creation of affordable housing, such as parking special permits that reduce or remove off street parking requirements that can hinder the development of affordable housing. In addition, the Appeals Board may review only applications where the land included in the application is located in a single borough. Changes not affecting affordable housing or affecting more than one borough, including citywide changes, would continue to receive the same review as they do today. When could the Affordable Housing Appeals Board act? Only applications that facilitate the creation of affordable housing that are disapproved or approved with modifications are eligible for review by the Affordable Housing Appeals Board. If an application is approved by the Council absent modifications, the Board would lack jurisdiction to review an application. In addition, no land use action would automatically go to the Appeals Board. Instead, an applicant must either appeal the Council’s decision or the Appeals Board can “call up” – or request review of – an application. The Appeals Board would be empowered to approve an application or reverse one or more of the modifications made by the Council only with the agreement of at least two of the three members. Implementation: The proposed Charter amendments establishing the Affordable Housing Appeals Board would take effect immediately. 11 Question 5 Proposed Charter Amendment: Create a Digital City Map to Modernize City Operations Consolidate borough map office and address assignment functions, and create one digital City Map at Department of City Planning. Today, the City Map consists of paper maps across five offices. “Yes” creates a consolidated, digital City Map. “No” leaves in place five separate map and address assignment functions, administered by Borough President Offices. 12 Ballot Question 5 Proposed Charter Amendment: Create a Digital City Map to Modernize City Operations Abstract This proposal would require the City to consolidate and digitize the City Map. Currently, the Charter assigns administration of the City Map, which consists of many separate paper maps, to five separate Borough President Topographical Bureaus. This proposal would replace the existing, decentralized paper City Map with a single City Map administered by the Department of City Planning (DCP) and would also provide for the digitization of the City Map. Under the proposal, DCPwould also assume responsibility for address assignment. What is the City Map: The City Map establishes the legally defined locations of street lines, widths, names, and legal grades, as well as the locations of mapped parkland and public places. Today, the City Map consists of five different sets, one for each borough, totaling over 8,000 individual paper maps. Certain housing, infrastructure, and other projects require confirmation of public jurisdiction as represented on the City Map before they can move forward, a process that can take months or years when it relies on paper maps. How it works: The proposal would centralize administration of the City Map at DCPand mandate a single City Map that covers the entire City, rather than paper maps limited to each borough. The proposal would also require the City Map to be digitized. It would also centralize administration of address assignment with the Department of City Planning, instead of leaving address assignment to the five Borough President Topographical Bureaus. Implementation: The transfer of address assignment from the Borough President Topographical Bureaus to the Department of City Planning would take effect on January 1, 2027. The City Map would be consolidated into one single document by January 1, 2028, or a later feasible date to be determined by the City Planning Commission. The City Map would be digitized by January 1, 2029, or a later feasible date to be determined by the Department of City Planning. 13 Question 6 Proposed Charter Amendment: Move Local Elections to Presidential Election Years to Increase Voter Participation Move the City’s primary and general election dates so that City elections are held in the same year as Federal Presidential elections, when permitted by state law. “Yes” moves City elections to the same year as Federal Presidential elections, when permitted by state law. “No” leaves laws unchanged. 14 Ballot Question 6 Proposed Charter Amendment: Move Local Elections to Presidential Election Years to Increase Voter Participation Abstract This proposal would make changes to the timing of elections held for the offices of Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council Members to move the City’s primary and general election dates to even-numbered years, upon a required change to State law. How it works: Currently, elections for City office are held in odd-numbered years. This proposal would provide for even-year elections that coincide with the federal presidential elections. A Charter amendment is required to move the election calendar to even years and to provide for a one-time transition in which elected officials would serve a term of three years (as opposed to the usual four years). A change to the State Constitution, which requires that all city officers be elected in odd-numbered years, is also necessary before New York City may shift its local elections to even years. If the necessary changes to state law occur, elections for City office would occur in the same year as the federal presidential elections. One-time transition from odd-year to even-year elections: A shift to even-year elections on the presidential cycle would, when it goes into effect, require a one time transition in which elected officials would serve a term of three years, instead of the typical four years. The timing of this one-time transition cycle would depend on whether and when a State law is enacted to permit New York City to move its elections to even years. Councilmember two-year terms: Currently, the Charter provides for a shortened two-year term every 20 years for City Councilmembers in order to coordinate City Council terms after a redistricting, which is required after every decennial census. As a result, every two decades, the City holds elections for City Council but not for citywide or boroughwide elected officials. Under the proposed system, these periodic two-year terms would be eliminated, so that Councilmembers serve only four-year terms. As a consequence, there will sometimes be a longer delay in the use of new district lines following a redistricting than there is today, but this change ensures that elections for City Council occur during cycles with the higher 15 turnout that is expected to be associated with elections held in even-numbered years. If a State law authorizing the City to hold elections for City office in even numbered years takes effect during a two-year term, that term would be either shortened to one year or extended to three years, depending on the precise timing of the State law. This one-time transition would enable the switch to holding elections for City office in even-numbered years. Implementation: This proposal would take effect upon the effective date of a State law authorizing the City to hold elections for City office to occur in even numbered years. 16 DETAILS REFERRAL https://vote.nyc/sites/default/files/pdf/Ballot_Proposals/GE2025/Ballot_Proposals_2025_English_r1a_WEB.pdf REFERRAL https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/nyc-ballot-questions-what-are-they/6413813/ 93% of voting https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/election-day-2025?msockid=2423737518666ffa14b265e519726e69 forum post https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12023-nyc-mayral-thoughts-a-conclusion/ COMMENTS URL MY THOUGHTS TO IT It wasn't a landslide, MAmdani won 50% of voting after 93% of votes came in . And I can say, many didn't vote. NYC has over ten million people , many did not vote. MANY ok, I even asked various immigrant peoples. They didn't vote. Maybe they couldn't. OK, these were strangers, but I asked, many didn't vote. Successful... the word I rather use is possible. It is interesting ProfD chose that. I Ask all of you who may read this, focus on results in your prose concerning government. Every single governmental officials fails and succeeds all the time, it isn't a sum . But functionality can be clearly defined. First, the mayor of New York City doesn't have these powers. I don't know who said the mayor of New York City is a king... who started this narrative about doing all this stuff as mayor? So many offline and online have said what profd said and I don't get where any of these people got that from , where that narrative began, does anyone know? I even argue, like Obama that Mamdani has an excellent media team that really does all of that very well. De blasio rent freezed for eight years , didn't lower the rent. I find it funny that NYC in recent memory had a mayor who rent freezed and yet, it doesn't seem to be known by anyone at least in admittance, maybe it is a secret I am unaware of in some fashion. The Mayor doesn't control the buses, or the MTA, the governor does and if the governor gives free buses to NYC, the governor will have to give free transport to all of New York State, while of course paying all the transit workers, and this is with no guarantee of federal money. Hochul is not crazy. The Mayor of NYC is not in control of healthcare plans... where does all this come from? Maybe I am stupid but I don't comprehend why so many in NYC or outside of it, keep saying similar to profd, BLoomberg was/is a billionaire , had three terms and had no control whatsoever over these things, how is mamdani going to ? what? And where is the money to hire the teachers going to come from? Mamdani's public legislative record in the ny assembly which I cited above, in which nothing he did came from some hidden corner . Mamdani likes legislations that have the government spending money, but the problem is, the usa government has to be willing to print that money. I don't see how Mamdani will accomplish any of these things with the power of a mayor, unless he has some mind control job and he is going to get the governor of new york state + president of the usa to bend to his will... cause he needs the president of the usa + governor of NYC to make all those things happen. It is interestin, NYC media hasn't been shocked but NYC media went through AOC. Maybe outside NYC, white owned media is incapable of handling this moment, but mamdani is a muslim, and for many christians in the usa, well, the reality of a muslim being mayor of a big city is... crusaderish. NYC media has had one question which I have had, how is he going to accomplish? The laws exists, how is he going to change the laws? I find it interesting that a non black is not questioned on how by even black people... well ok. Mamdani's campaign success had the same roots of Obama/OCasio cortez/Olhan ground game. AOC had the exact same scenario, opponent was a white old donkey who didn't comprehend the demographic changes. Obama likewise, in that his old white was a white woman. I ask all who may read this, Does scrhumpt fit the red or blue narrative, if red was supposed to mean war hawk maintaining the international order, I don't think schrumpft fits that as he is trying to dismantle the old international order? Does obama fit the red or blue narrative, Obama made ICE, is that showing an opennes to the other in blue? Did Bush jr fit the red or blue narrative, bush jr made the african american museum not obama, does that fit a white power narrative in red? Did Mr Clinton fit the red or blue narrative , he is the one who made the unevenly applied welfare to work program so no blue equality as well as the one who governed the dot com bubble into its inevitable disaster, not really blue techie . I have mentioned how the dichotomy argument in the USA is one of those historic public lies in the usa. Ever since the usa had two parties from the early 1800s, they each created the dichotomy advertisement campaign. whether their names are whigs or federalist or whatever, they have maintained that ad campaign a long time, but it was a never a true representation of anything. were the first people in this country ever red or blue? of course not. were Black DOSers ever red or blue? of course not. Both first peoples+Black DOSers historically have always been two seperate entities that didn't have the militaristic power to state themselves properly. But not having the ability to advertise your trueself doesn't mean your not your true self. Again, Frederick Douglass/WEBDUbois/MLK j were arguably the most engages, integrationary ,black leaders and all were booed by a majority of black people during their life time, which proves black people were never donkey or elephant, red or blue and to be blunt, no one in the usa was or is. But I repeat what MAmdani is, a fiscal capitalist. People keep trying to make him some unique agent, he isn't. All legislators are wisely judged by only one thing, their legislation, not speeches, not their racial makeup[phenotype/money/geographic ancestry/religion/party of governance affiliation] Mamdani is a fiscal capitalist whose primary desire is to use the military might of the usa to make wealth to support various municipal projects in the usa. I even remember someone saying in big media years back , a so called leftist democrat, that the usa can just print money to finance all it needs. Which functionally means, use the usa military power to print as much money and provide as much money as needed to make the economy of the usa run. And that is mamdani. fiscal capitalism through government. I Don't think it is democratic socialism at all or communism or religious fervor or any of the many claims people give to mamdani. But I think if he is smart he take after the two candidates he is very much alike SCrumpft + Obama. He said he wanted to make history, so did obama +schrumpft. But if he is smart, go schrumpfts route, focus on a voting base and what the mayor can do. The mayor's greatest power is hiring or firing people in NYC governmnet and manipulating the bureaucracy of NYC. he doesn't control budgets of any sort , every mayor for decades eveyr year goes to albany and begs for money. That is not money any mayor of NYC controls. NYC mayor doesn't control the schools, NY State does. the mayor doesn't control healthcare, NYState and the federal government does. I said years ago obama should had polished the federal governments bureaucracy , many black people online called me crazy or other negatives, not mean spirited but in firm opposition but in cheap hindsight i was right. Because schrumpft is president, a position the congress of the usa has empowered over a century, he can do many things, but a mayor of nyc can't and hochul will be compelled to restrain nyc by the other cities or the counties of new york state and she as governor has the power to do it. referral https://www.dayonefor.nyc/scope-of-mayoral-power/ well here is the problem,NYC is unqiue. MAmdani has in NYC the only populace of a major city in the usa with such a mix of peoples. all white towns or all black ones or native american reservations can't be approached like nyc. STacy Abrams arguably proved what mamdani did now already failed in some places in the usa... if any remembers her legendary ground game, better than mamdani's... but nyc is so different than the state of georgia. also the lack of voting in NYC, i repeat, media keeps saying more people voted now than in sixteen years but here is the problem nyc is over ten million people easy. ten percent of ten million is one million so ten percent of nyc's populace voting , and the bronx still had a very low turnout which media aren't reporting. I say in sport all the time, don't overestimate failure or underestimate success. What that means is, all to often , especially in government or fiscal activity, black people have a way of blowing up failures into christian raptures, while making successes seem like quiet balances of nature. The usa has a populace of over three hundred million, in my lifetime no election in any position has ever garnered fifty percent or better, which means no election has ever been as potent a win or failure as suggested and their lies the true problem. NYC has alot of problems, serious problems, and mamdani/cuoma/sliwa/AOC/Schrumpft/Olhan/Obama/Clintons/the surpreme court, none of these people have the answer, they don't even have the ability to work together to find an answer together... so... I find it telling how many people love to suggest the era change and not assess the modernity evenly. comment referral https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12023-nyc-mayral-thoughts-a-conclusion/#findComment-77385 Posted Wednesday at 05:54 PM a drop of seriousness @ProfD The short answer, Mamdani will not be de blasio 2.0 in any way ... The long answer.... What does Lindsey to Mamdani have in common? The problems of NYC are beyond the office of mayor to solve. Lindsey->Koch->Dinkins->Guiliani->Bloomberg->De Blasio->Adams->Mamdani all couldn't actually repair the problems of the city. They each put bandages on select problems, but each bandaid always erased eventually onto a worse wound. Lindsey allowed the gypsy cabs, made the knapp report to clean up law enforcement. But the governor, rockefeller, made rjikers. The governor didn't use his power to keep business in Nyc or new york state. he allowed the federal funds to support the white flight, lindsey had no way to stop that. Koch didn't make the roaring 80s of NYC or the urban plight of the 80s, Reagan did. Reagan defunded schools, public works projects which negatively influenced all the non white regions in nyc during koch's time, while reagan also gave money to big business which led to the big building boom downtown manhattan during koch's time and the expansion of banking operations. koch simply set up ny city law enforcement to have free reign on abusing the poor who were inevitable, starting NYC law enforcement's infatuation with being protected. Dinkins was denied by the banks the prior mayors had agreements with through the city to do business. Dinkins also had the unenviable task of coming after three terms of koch so dinkins in everything he was trying to do was deemed radical because the city had twelve years of one way. Guiliani expanded the reagan idea by selling the buildings nyc owned to private or forcing them into becoming coops. But guiliani wasn't why the rents were getting higher and food more expensive or the labor market in the city was getting too narrow. The real estate industry had been allowed through the federal government to prop itself up and maintain its value in very artificial ways. And he wasnt to blame for the dot com bubble which influenced real estate. Bloomberg gave real estate everything they wanted, more and more buildings, he opened up brooklyn to the modern highrise, he wanted to do the same to bronx or queens but all the implosions of various industries, from banks to automotive to whatever. Bloomberg emphasized the charter school movement, attacking harlem's schools like guiliani attack harlem's residentials. De Blasio rent froze and supported public schools but he came after twenty years of guiliani+bloomberg who supported the real estate industries agendas and law enforcement. and then the building collapse happened, another age of corporate consolidation started so downtown was unhappy, but the city didn't have any industry outside real estate/banking, which none of the prior mayors worked for or were allowed to do in circa thirty two years. Adams comes in and says he will make nyc safer,but that is by spending on law enforcement but all his labor numbers are hogwash. the city has for ten years, over one hundred thousand homeless children in public school. Adams didn't find their parents jobs so the job growth he mentioned is not functional, just statistical games. MAmdani wants affordability, but while the mayor can lower the rent he can't force the cost of utilities to go lower, he can't force the various coops or private buildings that have been ushered in before him to lower their rent. He doesn't control the management of international trade which nyc relies on as nyc will never have the ability to feed itself, a population of way over ten million people in a city geographic space far smaller than los angeles. Consider los angeles has about a fourth of nyc's populace but at least double nyc's landmass. Mamdani simply joins the ranks of mayors who are bandaid men. Whatever they choose to focus on will look good for a while but the external forces will render mute. The casinos is a state issue. Marijuana is a state issue. The real estate industry in the city because guiliani+bloomberg privatized so much is beyond any mayor's control. This is why the fast track is being considered. But , my parents say it best, and they have lived through multiple housing booms. Housing booms never lower the rent. And the reason why is the business of real estate isn't about places to live but investments. So many people in NYC own properties as investment,s they don't live there, they don't want to build anything there, they simply want tenants to leech through rents or sell for some financial goal per some personal plan. Add the underreported and ballooning nyc populace. Those three factors mean new buildings can never lower the rent. I even expect legal action against the fast track program. What media may not have told those outside nyc is that, many regions of nyc, blockade new buildings while pushing new buildings into the poorest regions. The wealthy black community in Queens has never had a alcoholics anonymous where they are. so, i can see legal action. Schrumpft will support it to breed chaos and then.... Food is totally out of the control of mayor. When the sars cov 2 happened, NYC was at the mercy of the international trade of goods. ... maybe mamdani can try to tax foods that have ny state alternatives. New york state does have some food producers but do they make enough... bloomberg and de blasio tried to get the wind farm but that is behind schedule/in limbo before schrumpft and with schrumpt... maybe dead, I don't know, so energy is going to rise, nuclear power is no unless someone comes up with fusion or fission but figures out how to make the pipes for the molten salt reactors of fission. the cost of living is going to rise. Maybe mamdani can try tax incentives, but as a legislator in the state assembly he didn't seem a big tax incentive man. he seemed to be a tax eliminator man. And MAmdani has no control over the shutdown battle, which is a battle of blinks. the donkeys + elephants have plans on the congress floor, neither will sign the one the other made, so the shutdown is until one decides to sign the one the other made. MAmdani has no control over that, but the ebt and snap is huge for nyc's elderly and fiscally poor populace. the NYPD are always up for the policing bit but, mamdani has never been in a situation where he has to govern the nypd while also utilize them, if he makes a mistake, he will deemed a traitor by many of his voters. I don't know where jobs will come from, the schools in nyc are tyring to have job initiatives cause they see, that graudates aren't getting job to such a quantity that it will influence how people view going to college. The city have problems. Mamdani will never be De Blasio 2-0 but he is Mamdani 1.0 already. If MAmdani is lucky before next year the federal government finds some sort of balance. If he is unlucky, Mamdani will be entering the job of mayor with a city boiled over or about to boil over. ... Adams I must say has a huge role. The modulation between adams and mamdani is also huge. Usually the new mayor comes in like a storm, but that I don't think is a wise way for mamdani to come in. We shall see. My final issue are his voters. If MAmdani starts bad, this will be a very long four years for him. He can't afford to start bad. The media alone will cricify him but it will test his supporters. Maybe they will remain faithful, hopeful, but... comment referral https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12023-nyc-mayral-thoughts-a-conclusion/#findComment-77391 Posted just now @ProfD @Pioneer1 @Mel Hopkins Well here is an idea being positive. My Preface I made a suggestion when Obama became president, that he should had spent his time improving the efficiency of the federal bureaucracy, as president he could do that with no input from anyone else. PResidents can't control the economy of the world, they can't protect peoples in states, they can't make laws that are everlasting. Presidents legal parameters allow them to manipulate the executive branch bureaucracy, and mold the war machine with no input from any other. That didn't happen. Obama meddled in finance and healthcare and made the bureaucracy worse and made the war machine worse. My Idea for Mamdani The mayor of NYC can't control or manipulate the price of food[private industry]. the cost of utilities[private industry]. the global real estate industries interwoven system[private industry]. the employers reaction to modern computing power[that is private industry], get money to finance the city[that is the governor]. The reality is the modern global fiscal capitalistic structure NYC was placed firmly in through decades of actions that can not be undone in four years or eight years or twelve years. The mayor of NYC can improve the bureaucracy of NYC, for example manipulating the NYPD into another organization. But the mayor can also pass laws, unlike the president who has been given legal powers by the congress. the mayor has the greater power in NYC, and so to the affordability push, I say make an affordability scale law. What do I mean? Butter cost eight dollars for four sticks. Which means two sticks cost four dollars. One stick costs two dollars. A half of a stick cost one dollar. But most stores only sell packs of four or two. So, the affordability law is needed to get customers the ability to scale down what is sold to them. For example, for butter, why can't customers have a half a stick of butter available for one dollar? Literally have the stores, the delis + supermarkets , be within a legal right to sell goods when applicable in a more affordable way. The mayor can't lower the cost of butter, but in NYC with so many relying on EBT/Snap/Food pantries including federal workers who haven't been paid, forcing businesses to sell products more affordably i think is something he could had said he was going to do during the campaign. Maybe I am too serious or to honest, but I have never comprehended why anyone in government in a post or applying for a post provides pie in the sky or hopes or possibilities. All government post in human history have rules, even kings or queens. The rules dictate what you can do. So, just tell people with what you will be able to do in a position what you will do. Well that is it, my one idea to push. BAsed on Obama+AOC + Ohlan+.. Adams plus many others, the odds are mamdani's agenda will be nothing as I suggest. But, I gave a functional idea. Comment referral https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12023-nyc-mayral-thoughts-a-conclusion/#findComment-77442 Posted just now @ProfD 10 minutes ago, ProfD said: Businesses can either scale products to be more affordable and/or EBT/SNAP benefits can be increased to more adequately cover costs of products and goods. remember, ebt/snap are all federal issues, the mayor of nyc has no power over those benefits, but getting businesses in nyc to scale products he can do, at least get a law made and I think enough support exists in nyc for that to happen. The detractors will be the grocers who will tax hit or an overhead cost increase with this action. But, the growing lines of people i see on the food pantry I don't think will mind. In this way those people who may have pennies here or there can go to the stores and buy something. 10 minutes ago, ProfD said: There is no good reason for the wealthiest country on the planet for any of its citizens to be poor, hungry or homeless. Especially when it comes to women, children and senior citizens. It's funny profd, I have heard black people offline say that my entire life. and I have never once believed it to be true. the usa was built on the european colonies which themselves were built on the death of the first peoples. That is the truth, I don't know about good or bad reasons but I know true reasons. and they are what they are. the heritage of the usa is genocide is enslavement, we all know this , black people should know and yet... is it hope? is that what I miss? Is it communicating hope? is that the basis of that opinion which so many black people utter all the time. Comment referral https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/12023-nyc-mayral-thoughts-a-conclusion/#findComment-77444

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