In case you missed it, Zohran Mamdani's latest report card shows he's failed to deliver on his top campaign promises, including affordable housing and free childcare. Here's your reminder that socialists will sugarcoat everything to gain power, but working families are left paying the price when they fail to deliver.
You can read the full story here or see highlights below.
New York Post
September 18, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first report card shows his grandiose socialist promises to be a savior for the working class leave much to be desired, as two of his biggest priorities –affordable housing and free childcare – have fallen short of their targets.
One of his core campaign planks during the 2025 race was promising free childcare for kids under age 5 citywide.
However, the number of New York City schoolchildren enrolled in the city’s 3-K program slipped to 43,678 in fiscal year 2026, down from 44,729 in the prior fiscal year, according to the September 2026 Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) released Thursday.
Enrollment in the 3-K program fell short of the administration’s own target of 45,454.
Meanwhile, in the city’s free pre-K program, fiscal 2026 enrollment was 55,042 — lower than last year’s 56,950 and considerably less than the administration’s 59,250 target.
[...]
When it comes to housing, the report also shines a light on the considerable ground Mamdani needs to make up to make good on his lofty goals announced for city-financed housing construction and presentation.
In May, he put forth a target 200,000 new affordable homes created over a decade and 200,000 more preserved.
However, over fiscal year 2026, the city financed just 26,913 affordable homes, a nearly 7% slide from the previous year, according to data in the MMR.
[...]
###
