"With the 2025 general election just over 50 days away, New York City mayoral hopefuls have just under two months to make their cases to voters in a hotly contested race. Though the election has received outsized national attention following Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's (D-Queens) unlikely Democratic primary victory, it has been shaped by top-of-mind local issues like affordability, housing, and public safety."
"Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, is comfortably leading the pack according to most polls, and is expected to win in November unless one or more of his opponents drop out of the race. The Queens assemblyman cruised to victory in the June democratic primary by focusing on affordability Mamdani wants to freeze rent for all rent-stabilized tenants, build city-owned grocery stores with regulated prices, and make all city buses free."
The 2025 general election is just over 50 days away and New York City mayoral hopefuls face a tight timeline to persuade voters. National attention rose after Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary. Voters prioritize affordability, housing, and public safety amid post-pandemic quality-of-life concerns. A June Citizens Budget Commission survey found only 34% of respondents rated their quality of life as good or excellent. Mamdani leads in polls and proposes a rent freeze for rent-stabilized tenants, city-owned regulated-price grocery stores, free buses, and 200,000 new affordable housing units over ten years. Other major candidates offer contrasting approaches to these issues.
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