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Zohran Mamdani on Freezing Rent, Making NYC Affordable Again, & Who is Really Stopping Him

2025-10-22 Comedy
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Zohran Mamdani Details War with Albany to Implement Progressive NYC Housing Agenda

Learn the aggressive political strategy Zohran Mamdani needs to execute in Albany to deliver massive housing reform, even while facing intense opposition from established Democrats and special interests.

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  • Implement an immediate rent freeze for existing stabilized units alongside building 200,000 new affordable homes.
  • Tackle bureaucratic hurdles and special interests by streamlining regulations (Red Tape) and reforming the property tax system.
  • Gain essential political capital from endorsements by key Albany leaders, securing a partnership needed to enact the agenda. This discussion centers on Zohran Mamdani's campaign focused on immediate cost-of-living relief, particularly addressing the soaring rent crisis in New York City. Mamdani outlines his proposed solutions, contrasts them with establishment politics, and discusses the necessary fight against entrenched local and state opposition to deliver tangible results for New Yorkers.

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YERRR – Zohran Mamdani pulled up and the boys got political in the most Flagrant way possible. From NYC rent wars to taking on Albany, Mamdani’s not pulling punches. We’re talkin’: – NYC Cost of living crisis – Rent control, red tape, and housing as a human right – Opposition from the Dems, and the pressure to deliver – And of course, the bench press problem All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE. 0:00 Zohran's number + NYC Olympics 1:08 Hopefully doesn't go wrong 1:30 Running for something + Cost of Living 6:10 This will be a war vs Albany 10:07 No-one's leaving NYC + Special interest groups 15:38 Does Mamdani want DOGE? 17:39 Rent freeze, control & stabilisation 21:29 How do we build more housing? Red Tape 27:58 HSTPA + Collecting from Landlords 38:50 Housing as a commodity + Mamdani wants to try 44:02 Mamdani's moments that broke through 45:45 Immense opposition + Case study 51:33 Indians kicked out of Uganda + London is ish 57:16 Pressure to deliver + Challenging status quo 1:03:55 Why haven't all Dems supported him? 1:06:40 The role of Islamophobia in this campaign 1:10:01 We hope Mamdani can deliver 1:12:05 Bench press problem This episode is sponsored by Kalshi This episode is sponsored by Sesh

Top Comments (10)

@HitmanS45 2025-10-23

Schultz not believing Zohran can pull this off, but truly believed that Trump was capable of making America great again is something he needs to reflects on.

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@billytalty 2025-10-22

"he's spending more money against me than I would even tax him" that's a bar

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@mrkhan-w1h 2025-10-23

Zohran isn't funded by AIPAC

9.9k 398 replies
@Ginger_Ramsay 2025-10-22

Name me a time the entire country cared about a mayoral race. Zohran, you’ve got a whole lot of people rooting for you, man!

9.4k 325 replies
@foxinurbox 2025-10-23

More policy questions and push back for a mayor than when they had Trump on 😂

8.2k 141 replies
@Apeeps 2025-10-23

this guy never use a filler words ever.. he can immediately answer all sort of questions.. this guy is a genius..

4.3k 107 replies
@WilliamJaros 2025-10-23

First time watching Andrew Shultz voluntarily, zorhan Mamdani got me doing anything lmao

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@taylena1235 2025-10-22

Spending more money against me than i would tax him is bar 😂

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@lucasp1185 2025-10-28

This country is wealthy enough to send billions to Israel and Argentina, yet when its own people ask for something as simple as free bus fare or help with childcare…completely reasonable requests….People get all hot and bothered.

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@Rash17 2025-11-06

What stood out to me was Mamdani speaking in detail about policy only for the conversation to be derailed, him participating in the comic tangent, and then coming right back to where he left off. He had to do it so many times and it was so impressive. He clearly has a vision that he is passionate about and I hope he is able to build the coalition he needs to put these policies in place. At the very least, it is refreshing to see someone genuinely making an effort to improve the lives of his constituents.

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