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Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race in November and is set to take office on January 1, 2026, ushering in a sharp ideological turn for a city already suffocating under high costs and soaring crime. For working families who kept this city afloat through decades of hard work and sacrifice, this is not just another election — it is a potential economic earthquake that could make everyday life even tougher.
Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis warned on national television that Mamdani’s agenda will make New York less affordable for the middle class, and she’s right to ring the alarm bell. Malliotakis pointed out that policies being championed by Mamdani and too many City Council members — from massive, unfunded promises to pay raises for politicians — will ultimately land on the taxpayer’s plate and squeeze renters and homeowners alike.
Mamdani campaigned on grandiose promises: rent freezes, a $30 minimum wage goal, fare-free buses, and even city-owned grocery stores — ideas that sound compassionate in a stump speech but are reckless in practice. These proposals would require eye-popping new revenue and a level of municipal control over the economy that has historically led to shortages, stifled small business, and fewer jobs. Voters deserve to hear plainly how unrealistic revenue assumptions and heavy-handed government control translate into higher prices and fewer choices for families.
Worse, New Yorkers are now watching elected officials discuss a 16 percent pay raise for themselves while touting “affordability” rhetoric — a tone-deaf display that betrays the lived reality of middle class Americans. Malliotakis rightly called that proposition out as “out of touch,” stressing the basic truth conservatives know well: every dollar government spends comes from taxpayers, and expanding the size of government always comes with a bill. This is not ideology, it is math — and the math doesn’t lie for families budgeting for groceries, daycare, and heating bills.
The mayor-elect’s blueprint depends on extracting roughly $9 billion more from the economy, a gamble that would hinge on cooperation from the state and federal governments and likely inspire tax hikes and burdensome regulations. Those kinds of revenue targets inevitably chase employers and entrepreneurs out of the city, shrinking the tax base and forcing service cuts or still more levies on ordinary people. Conservatives must expose these fiscal fantasies for what they are: a transfer of risk from the political class to the hardworking people who actually create wealth.
Public safety is the other fault line. Malliotakis and other critics have warned that Mamdani’s flirtation with decriminalization and rhetoric that minimizes the role of law enforcement will make New York less safe, not more free. When policy prioritizes ideological experiments over commonsense policing and accountability, the first victims are law-abiding citizens who just want to walk home without fear — and the exodus of families and businesses will only accelerate.
This moment calls for clear-eyed opposition and practical solutions from conservatives who actually care about keeping New York livable. We should demand accountability for any federal dollars, refuse to bankroll pet projects that socialize essential services, and insist on policies that restore public safety and economic opportunity. If New Yorkers love their city, they will join voices like Malliotakis’s in pushing back against the dangerous experiment of turning Gotham into a testing ground for radical ideas that will crush the middle class.
