Moderate Dems in Albany shift further left as Mamdani pushes socialist agenda, assemblyman warns

Jake Blumencranz, who serves with Mamdani in the state Assembly, warned that moderate Democrats eyeing far-left policies could help the democratic socialist enact some of the policies that Mamdani is hoping to implement in the city.

"They are willing to enact a lot of his wish lists to make sure that he's successful, but unfortunately the city would be unsuccessful if they do so," the assemblyman added.

Mamdani has said he plans to make MTA buses free for commuters, freeze rent for rent-stabilized apartment complexes, provide free child healthcare and raise taxes on wealthy New Yorkers.

Blumencranz also detailed and characterized his experience working with Mamdani in Albany, which Blumencranz says may be a "looking glass" into how the young democratic socialist may govern as mayor.

"He has kept many of the same principles he's had as an assemblyman," Blumencranz explained to Fox News. "He had introduced a bill called Not On Our Dime, which would effectively empower the AG, who is now supporting him, to be able to close Jewish NGOs, places of worship, if they did not fall in line with his ideological pursuits."

"We seem to see a Zohran Mandami who is amassing the power to be able to sway the governor, to sway the Assembly and the Senate, to fall in line with his agenda," Blumencranz added, describing it as the "perfect storm for New York."

"We must remember, in a time such as this, we are not the crazy ones," AOC said at a rally for Mamdani in October. "We are not the outlandish ones. They want us to think we are crazy."