The MeidasTouch Podcast Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Discusses Affordability and Transition
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Dec 6, 2025 
Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected Mayor of New York City, is a progressive figure passionate about affordability and participatory governance. He discusses the urgent need to tackle housing costs, grocery prices, and childcare expenses. Mamdani explains his prioritized plan for a rent freeze to support working tenants. He also shares his vision of democratizing the transition process, inviting public participation. With swift implementation on his agenda, he encourages listeners to get involved for a governance that serves the people.
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Affordability Is A Multi-Front Crisis
- Zohran Mamdani frames affordability as a broad crisis touching housing, groceries, utilities, childcare and transit.
- He argues New York's problems mirror national struggles and require focused policy responses.
FDR Portrait Photo As A Political Signal
- Mamdani describes meeting President Trump in the Cabinet Room and posing by an FDR portrait to signal New Deal lineage.
- He ties Fiorello LaGuardia and the New Deal as inspirations for municipal-federal cooperation.
Use Rent Guidelines To Deliver Relief
- Freeze rent increases for rent-stabilized units to provide immediate relief to low- and middle-income households.
- Use municipal control of the Rent Guidelines Board to enact measurable, timely protections.