L-R: Bill de Blasio attends the 2022 Puerto Rican Day Parade in Midtown on June 12, 2022 in New York City; Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks in the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at NBC Studios on June 4, 2025 in New York City. (Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images)
De Blasio downplayed these fears, arguing that many of Mamdani’s proposals – such as creating free bus networks, expanding grocery stores and implementing rent control – have been tried in other cities.
Former Mayor de Blasio protests the Supreme Court's ruling with New York City residents. (Peter Gerber/Fox News Digital)
"Here’s someone who actually talked all day long about affordability, talked about rent. He talked about the basics of life, food, the whole thing that people are struggling to make ends meet," de Blasio said.
The former mayor predicted that police would not be defunded under a prospective Mamdani administration.
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"I think in the end, he’s going to laser focus on the kinds of things that everyday New Yorkers want across the ideological spectrum here, across demographics, because this place is incredibly expensive, and working-class and middle class people are struggling to live here," de Blasio said.
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