City Journal Audio City Journal Reacts to Election Night
Nov 5, 2025
Mike Solana, publisher of Pirate Wires and local politics commentator, joins the discussion to analyze the New York City mayoral results. The panel debates polling discrepancies and local scandals surrounding Eric Adams. They also explore San Francisco's political turnaround and its lessons for NYC, along with the challenges of Mamdani's agenda concerning public safety and housing policies. The implications of the election on crime policy and the urgency to close Rikers Island by 2027 are highlighted, making for a lively and insightful conversation.
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Ocean County Roots And Election View
- Mike Solana described growing up in Ocean County, New Jersey, watching red results in local races.
- He used that background to explain his perspective on regional election surprises.
Ballot Measures To Speed Housing Supply
- New York ballot questions 2–4 would bypass City Council member deference to speed up rezonings and increase housing supply.
- Those measures complement Mayor Adams’s ‘City of Yes’ housing plan and alter local land-use power dynamics.
Fragmented Interests Undercut Pro-Housing Coalitions
- New York lacks a concentrated elite with aligned incentives, unlike San Francisco's tech-dominated center.
- Fragmented local interests (developers vs. rent-stabilized owners) hinder coherent pro-housing coalitions.