Vinny Got Me Thinking (Continued)

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Still thinking about that email.

Still thinking about what a city might feel like if the money went where the hours go.

Bibliography

1. ¹ Wall Street Journal, “Can Cuomo Beat Mamdani?” (October 13, 2025). Editorial feature covering the framing of the NYC mayoral race as a test between socialist and centrist ideologies.

2. ² The Guardian, Leah Goodridge, “I was on New York’s rent board. A rent freeze is legal.” (July 14, 2025). Op-ed defending the legality and precedent of rent freezes in New York.

3. ³ City Journal, Howard Husock, “The Rent Freeze Fallacy.” (September 2025). Analysis of potential long-term consequences of a multi-year rent freeze.

4.WBUR, “What we learned from Boston’s fare-free bus pilot.” (August 2024). Reporting on outcomes from Boston’s fare-free MBTA lines.

5.PV Magazine USA, “NYPA doubles renewable target after public pressure.” (June 2025). Coverage of public power campaign and revised NYPA plans.

6.The Guardian, Adam Gabbatt, “The TikTok campaign that could elect a socialist mayor.” (September 20, 2025). Reporting on Mamdani’s digital strategy and youth turnout.

7.Gothamist, “Mamdani distances from ‘globalize the intifada’ chant.” (August 2025). Reporting on Mamdani’s statement to business leaders about political rhetoric.

8.Politico NY, “Zohran Mamdani and the defund debate.” (July 2025). Coverage of his policy shift on policing and creation of a Department of Community Safety.

9.Inequality.org, “Taxi workers win historic debt relief.” (December 2021). Story on the successful fight to restructure taxi medallion debt.

10. ¹⁰ New York Post, “Cuomo’s housing plan cites ChatGPT.” (April 2025). Criticism of Cuomo’s campaign materials and his handling of housing proposals.

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