Zohran Mamdani: “The City must ensure that it is not contributing to the affordability crisis through fees, civil penalties, or…”

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

I don’t support the rally, but I don’t know if the city has any jurisdiction on canceling a private event.

What we can do is continue with our approach citywide of looking for ways to cut costs and cut the regulations that so many bodegueros, as well as grocery store owners, have to jump through in order to do their work.

If those simple commitments and beliefs are what drive Rep. Johnson to these kinds of conclusions, I think it shows you how deeply out of touch the Republican Party is with the concerns of working-class Americans.