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Is NYC’s Mayoral Race All About Rent?

Is NYC’s Mayoral Race All About Rent?

The Journal. · The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

June 27, 202519m 7s

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Show Notes

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has won over legions of rent-strapped young voters with a platform focused on making housing more affordable — including by freezing rents. This week he cleared an important hurdle, winning the Democratic primary in an upset of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. But his success has panicked the New York real estate industry, which is now in a mad scramble to assess its options. WSJ’s Rebecca Picciotto explains how the city’s housing crisis is driving the election. Annie Minoff hosts.


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-The Downfall of a Real Estate Empire 


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