New York City voters have plenty of reasons to question Zohran Mamdani’s bid for mayor, and his push for free buses just added another red flag to the list. The Democratic Socialist assemblyman, now the party’s nominee after a contentious primary win, wants to scrap fares on the city’s bus system while pouring money into upgrades that sound good on paper but come with a hefty price tag for everyone else.
What started as a campaign promise to make transit more accessible has drawn fire from unexpected quarters, including The Washington Post’s leftist editorial board, which tore into the idea in a recent piece.
Mamdani pitches the overhaul as a bargain, claiming it would cost “just under $800 million a year, which is $50 million less than what New York spent on the new Buffalo Bills stadium.”
The Post wasn’t buying it. “Oh, is that all? In fact, it is not,” they shot back. They pointed out how other cities tried similar experiments with disastrous results. “Plenty of cities have eliminated bus fares, but it always comes at a cost. Olympia, Washington, did so in 2020 to avoid having to upgrade their fare-card readers but hiked the local sales tax. That means everyone pays, whether they ride or not.”
And that’s before factoring in Mamdani’s extras, like new dedicated lanes and loading zones, which would pile on even more expenses.
The real kicker, though, is what happens when you make something “free” in a city already grappling with crime and disorder. The Post warned that quality would tank, turning buses into rolling shelters for the wrong crowd.
“Vagrants and drug addicts would camp out all day on New York’s buses, especially in the winter. Parents would grow afraid to let their children ride alone. Wealthier residents would find another way to get around, but poor New Yorkers who depend on the bus would suffer the most,” they wrote. It’s a scenario straight out of Portland’s failed fare-free era, where buses became magnets for trouble until officials pulled the plug in 2012.
This isn’t the first time the Post has called out Mamdani’s extremism. They previously slammed his plan to ditch gifted programs for young kids in the name of equity, labeling it “shocking” and a step backward for education. And with Governor Kathy Hochul ruling out tax hikes on the wealthy to fund his schemes, the bill falls squarely on middle-class families and working stiffs who can’t afford another hit to their wallets.
Dig a little deeper, and the whole thing starts to smell like more than just bad policy. Mamdani’s campaign has been caught accepting nearly $13,000 in illegal foreign donations, including cash from his mother-in-law in Dubai and other overseas sources. That’s not pocket change—it’s a violation of election laws that ban foreign money in U.S. campaigns.
Who knows what strings come attached to those funds? In a time when global actors are meddling in American affairs, one has to wonder if this socialist agenda is part of a bigger play to erode law and order in our biggest cities, turning them into chaotic zones where hardworking people pay the price while outsiders pull the levers.
Polls show Mamdani leading the pack in the mayor’s race, but revelations like these could shift the tide. New Yorkers deserve a leader who protects their safety and savings, not one who invites trouble with open arms. If even the Post sees the folly in Mamdani’s vision, it’s time for voters to hit the brakes before it’s too late.
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