"I don't begrudge New Yorkers who are skeptical because they've also lived through tens of millions of dollars of commercials telling them to fear me. You know, they have lived through waking up every morning and seeing a photo of me and just feeling, Oh my God, because the language that's written around me is as if I am a threat to the city that they love."
"And so when I meet with them, just the mere fact that I don't strangle them within 30 seconds is often a surprise, and then I think it's an opportunity where, you know, I both can tell them the things that I will do and the things that I won't do, right? I will freeze the rent, I won't defund the police. I will make buses fast and free, I won't decriminalize misdemeanors. I will deliver universal childcare,"
Push polls and expensive commercials have circulated claims that a mayoral campaign would force halal food on residents, contributing to voter skepticism. The campaign stated clear policy intentions and boundaries, including freezing rent, not defunding the police, not decriminalizing misdemeanors, making buses fast and free, and delivering universal childcare. The campaign rejected a mandate requiring everyone to eat halal and pointed to existing halal businesses for those who choose it. Direct voter engagement and clarifying misinformation formed part of the response to those claims.
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