Shorris Frames Mamdani’s Affordable NYC as a Systemic Overhaul
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Anthony Shorris, newly named president of the NYC Economic Development Corporation, says Mamdani's goal of making the city more affordable will require systemic action beyond the plan for five city-owned grocery stores; the EDC should leverage the city’s scale and multiple levers—from education to policy—and is open to broader tools, including raising the minimum wage, to advance Mamdani’s economic agenda.
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