Mayor campaign focused on Mamdani New Yorks

The affordability and the “distribution of wealth” are at the heart of the mayor mayor of the Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, and the New Yorkers buy.

Whether it is a jet of solicitations to Prospect Park or to answer questions “ask me anything” on Instagram, the creation of a more affordable New York remains the central message of Mamdani.

New Yorkers who spoke to Fox News Digital in Place Union de Manhattan said on Tuesday evening that they were in line with the vision of Mamdani, which includes progressive campaign promises such as free buses and childcare services, and grocery stores managed by the city.

“I think that affordability is a really important thing, so ordinary people can afford to live in the city,” said Ian, a New York who votes for the self-written Democratic socialist in November.

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The candidate for the Democrat mayor, Zohran Mamdani, speaks during a rally at the headquarters of the Council of Trades of the Hotel & Gaming in New York, on July 2, 2025. (AP photo / Richard Drew)

“This is what makes New York so great,” said Ian. “All people around the world can come and live here and start businesses and contribute to economics and culture.”

The supporters of Zohran Mamdani imperturbable by the “Communist” label of Trump, defend the affordable fight of the candidate

He said that “making New York a place where more ordinary people live and work” is essential. This is the same message that Mamdani has been transmitting on the campaign track for months.

Another voter at Union Square on Tuesday, Ritvik, told Fox News Digital that he was generally leaned more conservative, but he could not find himself voting for any of the other candidates.

Mamdani has succeeded in a political upheaval in the June primary of Democrat, beating the former governor Andrew Cuomo, who now presents himself as an independent candidate.

The former governor resigned in 2021 in the face of controversy, in particular multiple allegations of sexual harassment and questions about his management of the Pandemic COVID-19.

Bridget, a solicitor of Zohran Mamdani who met at Prospect Park on Sunday, sported a t-shirt “Educators for Zohran” alongside a group of colleagues teachers. (Deirdre Heavey / Fox News Digital)

The outgoing mayor Eric Adams, who was elected Democrat in 2021, also presents himself as independent.

President Donald Trump admitted last month to help him “a little” after his Ministry of Justice abandoned the corruption accusations against the mayor earlier this year.

Curtis Sliwa, founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels, is the republican candidate.

But Ritvik said he was not only voting against these candidates, telling Fox News Digital that Mamdani’s “rhetoric is unity”.

Ritvik agreed that affordability has played a big role in its decision to vote for Mamdani. In particular on housing, the New Yorker said that the creation of more supply should be an absolute priority.

Zohran Mamdani took a photo with a supporter when he arrived at his anti-Trump event on Staten Island. (Deirdre Heavey / Fox News Digital)

The hope of mayor promised to freeze the rents if it was elected in November, which the former mayor Bill of Blasio did three times during his mandate.

Mamdani accused Adams of appointing the members of the board of directives of rent guidelines to increase rents on stabilized apartments. Cuomo described the “politically practical” posture “plan and said that such a decision would harm owners, who would be” unable to maintain their buildings “.

Noah, another voter from New York, said that small businesses are what makes the country so special and also echoed pressure for more affordable housing.

The three Mamdani voters who spoke to Fox News Digital said they were inspired by his positive energy, his new perspective and his plan to solve the most impactful problems on everyday New Yorks.

And when they were asked if they are worried about the “100% communist” “label at Trump, they said it was planned.

“This kind of rhetoric has always come from the Trump administration, so not particularly surprising for me, and it simply led the best campaign that there is, and so I think it just deserves a vote,” said Ritvik.

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Meanwhile, Noah and Ian said it was a “real concern”, but they continue to be inspired by Mamdani for concentrating his campaign, not only on Trump, but “to help New Yorkers”.

Mamdani pointed out that her platform is “All Approacility” when he was in a hurry from the Nate Fox News label on Wednesday.

“The elements of my platform are a matter of accessibility, and I am a democratic socialist,” said Mamdani. “When New Yorkers ask me what it means, I take them to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, who said:” Call that democracy or call it democratic socialism, there must be a better distribution of wealth for all the children of God in this country. “