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#nyc-politics

Donalds, who was born and lived in Brooklyn, New York, warned that Mamdani's policies would be "devastating to the city of New York," drawing a comparison to the administration of former Mayor Bill de Blasio. "We've just been through this with Bill de Blasio. He was a terrible mayor, the worst that the city's ever had, and Mamdani is trying to beat him. That's not going to be good for the people of New York."

DoorDash has called the proposal "extreme" and said it "puts delivery and the benefits it brings at risk." And "when app lobbyists talk, many Council members pay close attention," writes The City's Claudia Irizarry Aponte.

"Somewhere last night in New York City, a single mother and her children slept at a homeless shelter because you, assemblyman [Zohran Mamdani], are occupying her rent-controlled apartment."

Mamdani's victory signifies a falling away of the political establishment's old tricks, suggesting new political dynamics emerging within the Democratic Party.

You gave the voters of this city hope that we can build affordable housing, we can fix the mental health system, fight back against the madman in the White House.