How Zohran Mamdani's controversial policies could quickly reshape NYC...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Socialist Zohran Mamdani's lofty promises of an affordable, progressive Big Apple have electrified throngs of voters -- and terrified others concerned about its costs.
54% : "If this money is funded by the additional taxes or it's funded by a better-than-expected (tax) assessment, or it's funded by a pot of money that wasn't previously spoken about, or savings that have come in, then the most important thing is that it's funded," he said.
51% : Mamdani's sweeping policy goals are largely hinged on a "tax-the-rich" promise.
43% : The Queens assemblyman proposes to raise taxes on millionaires by 2% and hike the corporate tax rate to 11.5%.
42% : But a mayor can't magically raise those taxes -- Mamdani would need state lawmakers and a skeptical Gov. Kathy Hochul to take action in Albany.
38% : The effort would free up cops to do actual police work instead of dealing with the "failures of the social safety net," Mamdani argued.
37% : Hochul, who will be fighting for re-election in 2026, has echoed the bellyaches of New York bigwigs that raising taxes would only drive the wealthy and businesses out of the city.

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