— Jonathan MahlerNew York’s promise is possibility, and for a lot of New Yorkers today, it is failing to deliver. In the ’70s, possibility was snuffed out by deindustrialization, a bloated public sector and capital flight. Now it’s being snuffed out by the cost of living.
Replicated under Fair Use from Opinion | The Mamdani Moment Is About More Than You Realize - The New York Times by Jonathan Mahler.