Zoran Mamdani

You know, I think there are still some New Yorkers who have questions about what city government can do and what a mayor can do for them.

And they've set a very high bar for themselves.

The critiques are still there, for sure.

But then you have titans of industry, people like Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan Chase, who have sent signals that they don't like his proposals on corporate taxes, that perhaps they should be looking to more hospitable places like Florida or Texas as places to run their businesses.

And yet a place like JPMorgan Chase just built a new multi-billion dollar headquarters right on Park Avenue.

So you don't get the sense that they're necessarily fleeing immediately, but there are questions about what does economic development look like under this administration?

There has been a decline in private sector job growth, which we've seen here in the city, but also in the rest of the country, but that becomes a real issue.

I think there are also some New Yorkers who have questions about will his relationship with President Trump be beneficial for New York City?

He's met in person with the president twice, pitched the president on this idea of building a new housing development in Queens recently.

over a railroad track, the Sunnyside Yard railroad track.

And the idea would be that this would be the most housing developed by an administration since the 1970s.

It would be 12,000 units of housing.

But I think people are watching that project and watching what he's able to do with building in the city.

This was essentially an opportunity for President Obama to show his support for Mayor Mamdani's agenda when it comes to childcare.

It is fascinating to think about the fact that the weekend before, which was when Mayor Mamdani marked his 100 days in office and delivered this address at this, you know, nightclub essentially in a part of Queens called the Knockdown Center.

Is that Bernie Sanders?

He appeared with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

And then a week later, he's sitting down with former President Barack Obama.

There are people who would say that they represent very different portions of the Democratic Party.

And for them both to be gravitating towards the New York City mayor, I think, to me, raised questions about, well, what does this say about where the party is headed?