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

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 problemAll that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE.

00:00 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

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