Mamdani’s public housing problem: Mayoral primary victor soundly rejected by his own constituents in NYCHA’s Queensbridge Houses

Mamdani’s public housing problem: Mayoral primary victor soundly rejected by his own constituents in NYCHA’s Queensbridge Houses

Zohran Mamdani, the champion of affordability, failed to win over the very New Yorkers who are struggling the most with money and who also happen to know him best, showing that they don’t buy what he is peddling. The largest public housing development in the entire country is Queensbridge Houses, with 7,242 residents in 3,147 apartments among 96 buildings, which happens to be in Mamdani’s Assembly district. While he beat Andrew Cuomo overwhelmin…