On July 18, the New York Times published a lengthy, sympathetic interview conducted by Lulu Garcia-Navarro with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. Mamdani noted that “one in four are living in poverty” in New York City. He mentioned Jersey City as an example, which is only slightly less unaffordable than New York City, with 39 percent of households burdened by excessive rents. Power must be wrested from it in struggle by the only social force capable of doing so, the working class.