Mamdani's affordability agenda is colliding with New York's elite

Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. The city that never sleeps wants to put its high prices to rest. Addressing New York's affordability problems was a pillar of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign. Now that he's in office, those promises are being tested. Three of his proposals — free buses, universal childcare, and a rent freeze — have been rolled out in oth...