This piece was written for New York City residents by Ted Alcorn, who often reports for New Mexico In Depth. Alcorn, who is from New Mexico, took a look at programs implemented in Albuquerque and for New Mexico as a whole that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani might take lessons from as he attempts to walk a similar path. One of these is Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, created by Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, who is beginning his third term in January. The other is the recent launch of universal childcare by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Zohran Mamdani’s imminent arrival in City Hall has been greeted, in conservative circles, with all the warmth owed an incoming asteroid.
