Shorris Frames Mamdani’s Affordable NYC as a Systemic Overhaul
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.