Mitchell L. Moss
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Mitchell L. Moss, professor of urban policy and planning at NYU
New York City
Joined March 2009
How Trump’s Electoral Success Helped Fuel Mamdani’s Rise
nytimes.com
In one of his earliest viral videos, Zohran Mamdani asked New Yorkers why they had decided to vote for President Trump. What he heard shaped his campaign.
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"The only two American politicians who have a global brand are Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump,"said Mitchell Moss a professor at N YU."Trump wins by welcoming his ideological rival...Mamdani gains stature by being invited to the White House so soon after his election."
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Will People Trust Voting by Phone? Alaska Is Going to Find Out.
nytimes.com
Anchorage will experiment with internet voting in local elections, betting that its ease and security will win over voters even in an era of election conspiracy theories.
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Another Challenge for Mamdani: Plummeting Enrollment in the City’s Public Schools
city-journal.org
The number of students in K-12 grades is down nearly 87,000 since 2020.
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A pioneering road shows what highways were and what they can be as it turns 100.
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‘A perfect storm’: how New York’s affordability crisis reshaped its politics https://t.co/PF29FgbWfw via @ft
ft.com
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral upset reflects growing frustration with soaring living costs
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NY Times, Oct 29, 2025...Mayoral Election choice: "We basically have hope versus despair. Cuomo is despair. Each one has different strengths. But my students are working for Mamdani. And I mean of every race and income."
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Zohran Mamdani has been planning his mayoral transition for months and appears poised to hire veterans of city government to key posts in his administration.
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Mitchell Moss, a professor of urban policy at N.Y.U. and a former adviser to Mr. Bloomberg,said that Mr. Mamdani should hire people with “proven skills in getting things done.”He added “The goal is to find people who reflect his vision,not to appease every interest group.”NYTimes
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Is the city that defines modern capitalism really about to elect a self-described democratic socialist as mayor? @allisonschrager on how NYC's changing workforce explains the popularity of Zohran Mamdani
bloomberg.com
Is the city that defines modern capitalism really about to elect a self-described democratic socialist as mayor? If the answer turns out to be yes, as seems likely, then the explanation may lie in...
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continued...Sunday Times of Lomdon...Nov 1, 2025...“The prices are not set by the mayor. The prices are set by the market. The city of New York doesn’t raise chickens. It doesn’t have its own farm. So the cost of milk and the cost of eggs are not part of the mayor’s [remit].”
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Mitchell Moss, professor of urban policy and planning at New York University, said that while many of these policies sounded good on a campaign trail, they would face immense obstacles. (Sunday Times of London, Louise Callahan, Nov 1, 2025)
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Even as New York can’t live without its rich people, many of its rich people can’t live without New York
bloomberg.com
Don’t bet on a millionaire exodus if Mamdani wins the mayorship.
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nytimes.com
Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians could influence New York City’s investments, his appointees and city policing tactics.
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Which Is Better, One Long Walk or Many Short Ones?
nytimes.com
A new analysis is one of the first to study whether spacing steps out or consolidating them was linked to better health outcomes.
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How Remote Work Led to Big Cities’ Decline
city-journal.org
Pandemic lockdowns have ignited the economies of small metro regions and rural areas.
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Erie Canal, here’s to your 200th. Thanks for transforming America.
washingtonpost.com
The Erie Canal, dug by human muscle, aided by improvised cleverness, helped build a nation.
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