New York’s Mamdani Plays the Race Card
The mayor’s party of slavery and segregation at work with more racism.
Jeffrey Lordby Jeffrey Lord
April 13, 2026, 11:25 PM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a rally commemorating the first anniversary of the implementation of the Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) on Jan 5, 2026 (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)
Well, of course.
Now comes the news out of New York City that its Democrat mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has released what he calls his “Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan.”
The mayor’s press release headlines: “Mayor Mamdani Releases Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and True Cost of Living Measure.”
The release says:
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani today released the Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan (REP) and the inaugural NYC True Cost of Living (TCOL) Measure, two reports that together establish a new framework for how New York City measures affordability, understands inequity and plans for a more equitable future.
The Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan is the first governmentwide racial equity framework in the city’s history, outlining data-driven agency goals, strategies and indicators to address long-standing disparities across public policy, services and practices. The True Cost of Living Measure, spearheaded by the Mayor’s Office of Equity & Racial Justice in collaboration with the Urban Institute and the Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity, provides a clear picture of what New Yorkers need to meet essential needs and achieve foundational economic security.
Both reports were mandated by successful voter referendums in 2022. You can download and review the Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and the True Cost of Living Measure.
Together, the two reports make clear that New York City’s affordability crisis is deeply tied to its history of racial inequity. Patterns of disinvestment, exclusion from homeownership, unequal access to health care and employment and concentrated environmental burdens have shaped who has resources, who faces the greatest costs and who remains most economically insecure today.
https://spectator.org/new-yorks-mamdani-plays-the-race-card/
