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Zohran Mamdani: “I embrace the label because ultimately I do identify myself…”

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Interview with Zohran Mamdani on Democratic Socialism and New York City Policies

Published May 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:25

Or do you embrace the label? Do you. Do you make it so centrists are not scared away by that? I embrace the label because ultimately I do identify myself as a democratic socialist. And I think, you know, I think that the thing that New Yorkers hate more than a politician they disagree with is one that they cannot trust. (01:25–01:31)

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Asserts his identification as a democratic socialist.

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“Housing is one of the most obvious examples [where people are priced out of a dignified life].”
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“The housing crisis tends to predominate [among the crises New Yorkers face].”
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“We need to end the requirement to build parking lots when constructing housing.”
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“We need to increase density around mass transit hubs.”
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“We need to upzone wealthier neighborhoods that have historically not contributed to housing production.”
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“The public sector has a role to play in building immediately affordable housing.”
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“We actually get an end to the exodus we're seeing right now of working in middle class New Yorkers leaving our city.”
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“We need to freeze the rent, to make buses fast and free, to deliver universal childcare.”
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“We can see the results of [relying on police for social safety net failures] in our inability to increase our clearance rates for the major…”
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“We put forward a revenue proposal that seeks to raise about $10 billion a year.”
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“About 9 billion of that comes from increased taxes on 5 billion from the most profitable corporations in New York State.”
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“We'd raise $4 billion by raising income taxes on the top 1% of New Yorkers.”
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