Zohran Mamdani on Freezing Rent, Making NYC Affordable Again & Who’s Really Stopping Him
Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh · Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh
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Show Notes
YERRR – Zohran Mamdani pulled up and the boys got political in the most Flagrant way possible. From NYC rent wars to taking on Albany, Mamdani’s not pulling punches.We’re talkin’:– NYC Cost of living crisis– Rent control, red tape, and housing as a human right– Opposition from the Dems, and the pressure to deliver– And of course, the bench press problemAll that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE.
00:00 Zohran's number + NYC Olympics
1:08 Hopefully doesn't go wrong
1:30 Running for something + Cost of Living
6:10 This will be a war vs Albany
10:07 No-one's leaving NYC + Special interest groups
15:38 Does Mamdani want DOGE?
17:39 Rent freeze, control & stabilisation
21:29 How do we build more housing? Red Tape
27:58 HSTPA + Collecting from Landlords
38:50 Housing as a commodity + Mamdani wants to try
44:02 Mamdani's moments that broke through
45:45 Immense opposition + Case study
51:33 Indians kicked out of Uganda + London is ish
57:16 Pressure to deliver + Challenging status quo
1:03:55 Why haven't all Dems supported him?
1:06:40 The role of Islamophobia in this campaign
1:10:01 We hope Mamdani can deliver
1:12:05 Bench press problem
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