New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised during his campaign that he would make public buses free for New Yorkers as part of a wide-ranging list of ambitious goals, which included freezing rents, creating no-cost child care, and raising the minimum wage to $30 by 2030.
The democratic socialist, who turned 34 years old last month, beat former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the general election on Nov. 4. The closely-watched mayoral race was one of a series of wins by the Democrats on election day.
The Uganda-born politician, who was raised in NYC, has announced an all-female team to help him transition into his new office while preparing to advance policies that will affect the millions of residents he was elected to serve….