Zohran Mamdani: “I will be a Muslim man in New York City.”

Children need their teachers and human connection in order to learn and in order to grow. And they need to develop skills alongside their peers, build relationships with their teachers, and wrestle with tough problems on their own.

Doing so would provide immediate protection while allowing families, employers and communities the certainty they need.

Mamdani has defended the tax as a fair way to generate $500m in annual revenue in a city with vast socioeconomic inequality.

Sometimes what you believe in can change. I know there are some for whom they still believe in that. I’ve made very clear that I do not believe in defunding the police and that to me, delivering critical public safety also looks like…