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| DATE | 2025-11-06 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] [Jewish] Satmar for Mamdani -
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On 11/6/25 3:32 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> On 11/5/25 7:19 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtlqZOT2fOo&list=RDgtlqZOT2fOo&start_radio=1
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> His confidence is understandable. He is the first New York City mayoral
> candidate since John V. Lindsay in 1969 to win over one million votes,
> motivating first-time voters and generating enthusiasm that many of his
> supporters compared to Barack Obama’s presidential victory in 2008.
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> From the NY Times
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> All these lead to disaster. Lindsay (who was a republic BTW) lead NYC
> into bankrupcy and moral decay. He was the most despised mayor in NYC.
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> Obama has destoryed the US Healthcare system and promoted ISIS and
> Iran.. cumulating to the Gaza war today and the out of control
> healthcare costs that propel the current government shutdown.
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> The reason so many voted was not a wave of Democracy, but a wave of real
> fear.
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A newly empowered Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday vowed to use his
convincing victory in the New York City mayor’s race as a mandate to
push an ambitious progressive agenda past potential obstacles, from
billionaire antagonists to Albany bureaucracy.
In a shift from the mollifying tone he had used for months, Mr. Mamdani
made clear that while he would govern for all New Yorkers, he was
determined to deliver for those who had been agitating for structural
change.
“I’m also looking to be clear about the mandate that we won over the
course of this election, and it is a mandate to deliver on the agenda
that we ran on,” he said in a phone interview on Wednesday afternoon
after a celebratory lunch with his progressive ally Representative
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
The shift in tone was most striking when it came to his plan to raise
taxes on the wealthy. In recent weeks, Mr. Mamdani had conveyed an
openness to finding creative ways to pay for his signature policy
initiative, universal child care, indicating that he was not necessarily
set on raising taxes. There was plenty of revenue in the existing
budget, he suggested.
On Wednesday, Mr. Mamdani said his call to tax the wealthy was also
about fairness. He said that New Yorkers who had voted for him were
eager for billionaires to pay more taxes. On Monday, the day before the
election, droves of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters marched with him over the
Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise, chanting, “Tax the rich!”
“My supporters and our movement are hungry for a politics of consistency
— a politics that actually focuses on the needs of working people,” Mr.
Mamdani said. “I think that our tax system is an example of the many
ways in which working people have been betrayed.”
But the mayor-elect’s support for tax increases could put him at odds
with Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat whose endorsement in September was
significant as Mr. Mamdani sought to consolidate Democratic support. Ms.
Hochul, a moderate Democrat who is running for re-election next year,
has strongly opposed any tax increases.
The interview on Wednesday echoed Mr. Mamdani’s fiery victory speech on
Tuesday evening, which took a more confrontational and at times boastful
tone. The address was criticized by some observers as a “character
switch” from his more congenial attitude during the campaign.
Mr. Mamdani said his tone was intentional. He was seeking to be “bold,”
he said, and to show that the status quo was not acceptable.
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His confidence is understandable. He is the first New York City mayoral
candidate since John V. Lindsay in 1969 to win over one million votes,
motivating first-time voters and generating enthusiasm that many of his
supporters compared to Barack Obama’s presidential victory in 2008.
After securing an upset victory in the June Democratic primary over his
main rival, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo — and the business titans and
power brokers backing him — Mr. Mamdani beat Mr. Cuomo again in the
general election.
In his victory speech, Mr. Mamdani dismissed the former governor,
saying, “Let tonight be the final time I utter his name.” And he warned
President Trump, “To get to any of us, you will have to get through all
of us.”
After a campaign marked by attacks over his Muslim faith, his youth and
his left-leaning politics, Mr. Mamdani was defiant: “I refuse to
apologize for any of this.”
Mr. Mamdani said on Wednesday that he had not yet asked for a meeting
with Mr. Trump, but that he was considering doing so before he takes office.
“I’m looking forward to speaking with the president about how to serve
New Yorkers and tackle the cost-of-living crisis that he ran on
addressing,” he said.
Mr. Mamdani said he would move quickly to fortify the city against
threats from the White House, strategizing with advisers and moving to
hire 200 city lawyers to be ready to fight the Trump administration in
court.
“I’m looking forward to the work that we will do over these next 57
days, to not only deliver on our agenda, but also to start to protect
New Yorkers with the least from the man with the most power in this
country,” he said.
The mayor-elect seemed both exhilarated and exhausted, having slept
little before returning to a frenetic schedule of interviews and a news
conference to announce his transition team.
Given the demands of the job, mayors often seek an outlet to escape the
pressure. Michael R. Bloomberg took frequent trips to Bermuda. Bill de
Blasio spent leisurely mornings at his favorite gym in Park Slope. The
outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, was fond of visiting exclusive nightclubs
like Zero Bond.
Asked if there was anything he would keep from his life before becoming
mayor, even if it might get him into trouble, Mr. Mamdani laughed and
mentioned his favorite caffeinated beverage.
“I will continue to drink Adeni chai,” he said. “I’m just not sure where
I’ll be doing it.”
Emma G. Fitzsimmons is the City Hall bureau chief for The Times,
covering Mayor Eric Adams and his administration.
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