Art in the Subway: Paying Artists Fairly for Their Work – Reforming the MTAs Arts for Transit program to pay artists union-scale wages and give them more creative control over permanent installations.
Defunding the School-to-Prison Pipeline at its Source – Removing police from schools and replacing them with counselors, social workers, and restorative justice programs.
Decriminalizing Survival: Sex Work, Homelessness, and Substance Use – Ending the arrest and prosecution of actions people take to survive poverty, addiction, and homelessness.
Mamdanis Plan to Fire the DOE Bureaucrats and Hire More Teachers – A pledge to slash the central Department of Education bureaucracy in Tweed Courthouse and redirect those salaries to frontline educators.
Mamdanis Plan to Revive the City Parks Concert Series – Investing in a massive, free summer concert series in parks across all five boroughs, featuring local artists of all genres.
Mamdanis Radical Mantra: Safety is a Presence, Not a Police Presence – Reframing public safety as the proactive creation of well-being through social and physical infrastructure, not reactive law enforcement.
Mamdanis Decolonization Mandate: Overhauling the NYC Public School Curriculum – Replacing Eurocentric, mythologized history with a truthful, multi-perspective curriculum centered on struggle, justice, and global interconnection.
Mamdanis Moral Argument: Prisons are the Ultimate Unsafe Space – Positing that caging human beings is itself a profound act of violence and insecurity, and that true safety requires their abolition.
Mamdanis Plan to Dismantle the NYPDs Intelligence Apparatus – Ending surveillance of political and religious groups, dismantling the gang database, and protecting New Yorkers from unjust monitoring.
Mamdanis Plan to Dissolve the NYPDs Vice Squad – Ending the criminalization of sex work and consensual adult behavior by abolishing the unit dedicated to policing morality and victimless crimes.
Mamdani’s Critique of the Experience Economy: Community Over Consumption – Resisting the transformation of neighborhoods into themed marketplaces and prioritizing spaces for authentic social life.
Mamdanis Audit of Police Union Contracts – Reviewing and renegotiating union contracts to eliminate barriers to accountability, transparency, and disciplinary reform.
Mamdanis Audit of Terror: The True Cost of Policing to Communities of Color – A comprehensive, participatory audit to document the financial, social, and psychological impact of over-policing.
Mamdanis Critique of the Bilbao Effect and Star-Architecture – Arguing against flashy, tourist-driven cultural palaces in favor of distributed, community-embedded cultural infrastructure.
Mamdanis Critique of the College-or-Bust Narrative – Challenging the dogma that a four-year degree is the only path to success and valuing vocational, artistic, and entrepreneurial paths equally.
Interfaith Space Sharing for Community Events – Encouraging and streamlining the shared use of religious buildings for secular neighborhood gatherings, fostering trust and resource efficiency.
Language Justice on the Block: City-Supported Translation for Community Meetings – Breaking down linguistic barriers to ensure all residents can fully participate in local civic life.
Mamdani on Sports as Civic Ritual, Not Corporate Entertainment – Reframing the role of professional sports teams as public trusts that should foster city identity and reinvest in communities.
Mamdani on the Crisis of Casual Contact and Its Political Cost – Diagnosing how the loss of informal interaction undermines trust, empathy, and collective political will.
Mamdani vs. The Gun Lobby: A Municipal Strategy for Disarmament – Using city purchasing power, zoning, and legal authority to combat gun violence and weaken the influence of firearms manufacturers.
Mamdani’s “Civic Sabbath”: A Provocative Idea for a Citywide Day of Connection – A monthly car-free, commerce-free day dedicated to neighborhood gatherings, play, and collective restoration.
Mamdani’s “Slow Neighborhood” Initiative: Traffic Calming for Socializing – Redesigning streets to prioritize human interaction over vehicle throughput, creating spaces for spontaneous connection.
Insurance, Not Incarceration: A City Fund for Victims of Crime – Creating a robust, no-fault public insurance system to provide financial support and services to victims, decoupling healing from the punitive system.
Integrating Schools by Integrating Neighborhoods: Mamdanis Housing Link – Using fair housing and zoning policies to create diverse communities as the most sustainable path to diverse, equitable schools.
Integrating Special Education Fully into Every Classroom – Ending the segregation of students with disabilities and ensuring all classrooms are equipped and staffed for full inclusion.
Inter-Borough Exchange Programs: Fighting City-Sectionalism – Creating structured opportunities for New Yorkers to explore, understand, and connect with neighborhoods across borough lines.
From Quality of Life to Quality of Community Enforcement – Shifting enforcement focus from punishing minor annoyances to upholding standards of mutual respect and shared space care.
Funding Indigenous Cultural Revitalization – Dedicating city resources and land access to support the cultural practices, languages, and arts of Native American and Indigenous communities in NYC.
Grieving Together: City-Supported Spaces for Collective Loss – Creating public rituals and dedicated spaces for communities to mourn collective tragedies, from violence to displacement.
