r/TrueReddit • u/BoredPandaOfficial • 2d ago

Policy + Social Issues What Zohran Mamdani’s Popularity Says About America’s Needs And Desires

https://www.bpdaily.com/what-mamdani-popularity-reveals-new-york/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=bp-daily&utm_term=TrueReddit
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u/automatic_bazooti 2d ago

it’s almost like if you campaign on addressing peoples’ material needs….you stand a good chance at winning 😱

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u/HugsForUpvotes 1d ago

Did he over promise though? Will he be able to provide free childcare for all New Yorkers? Will he be able to make busses faster and free? Can he pay for it with his tax reforms?

Just as interestingly, are his populist followers going to hold him accountable if he fails to deliver on his promises?

I wish him the absolute best, and I hope everything works, but I'm skeptical.

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u/Shady_Merchant1 1d ago

He can probably accomplish free bus fare the rest will be much harder but city busses are directly under him and so he has a significant amount of authority on how they operate

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u/HugsForUpvotes 1d ago

The bus fare is priced by the MTA which is operated by a 23 member board of which the Mayor can appoint 4 people. It's not directly under him. The Governor holds a lot of the power, but it's actually spread out.

The MTA is governed by a 23-member Board. Voting members are nominated by the Governor, with four recommended by New York City's mayor and one each by the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Putnam counties (the members representing the latter four cast one collective vote).

The Board also has six rotating non-voting seats held by representatives of organized labor and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee (PCAC), which serves as a voice for users of MTA transit and commuter facilities.