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POLITICO headline: Mamdani backs clean energy buildouts, decarbonization efforts Subhead: NYC's presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee is poised to take on big energy transition challenges in the nation's largest metropolis Photo: Zohran speaking at rally outside of New York Power Authority's NYC hearing on public renewables

“I’m running for mayor to make the city more affordable and to take on the existential crisis of our time — climate change,” Mamdani said during a March candidate forum on climate. One of Mamdani’s signature legislative priorities — although he wasn’t the prime sponsor of the bill — was pushing for the New York Power Authority to build out new renewable generation. He’s one of only two lawmakers who actively participated in Con Edison’s last rate case and recently slammed the utility for seeking another bill hike. Mamdani also opposed a new gas plant in his district that was blocked by Gov. Kathy Hochul and sponsored an unsuccessful measure to ban new fossil fuel power plants.

“At a time when we’re certainly seeing Republicans, but even some Democrats, backing away from climate change and a kind of Green New Deal style politics, this is a huge rebuke to that,” said Daniel Goulden, the strategy co-chair of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America’s Ecosocialist Working Group. “Our horizons have expanded exponentially — and I’m really excited for the future for the first time, maybe, in my entire life,” they said. Mamdani’s most detailed clean energy proposal on the campaign trail was to renovate and decarbonize 500 schools, transform 500 schoolyards into green spaces, and create 50 resilience hubs at schools.

Mamdani supports the [Public Power NY] effort to get the power authority to move faster and build 15 gigawatts of renewables, including a third of that in the downstate region. The authority currently has plans to build 6 gigawatts, although many of those projects are in the early stages of vetting. As mayor of New York City, Mamdani would have a significant platform to pressure the power authority and Gov. Kathy Hochul to do more to decarbonize the downstate grid. The region’s electricity mix is currently 89 percent fossil fuels. He could also promote additional solar and storage on city properties if he ascends to City Hall, although there is already a local law setting targets for solar on city facilities.

NYC's next mayor is an ecosocialist 🌱

From stopping new smokestacks in Astoria to winning public renewables and fighting Con Ed's rate hike, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has led the fight for a #GreenNewYork from Day 1.

Now it's time to build it. Join us. ecosocialists.nyc/join-us/

A portrait of a cat laying down on a newspaper. She seems to have ripped off parts of the newspaper as there are little pieces of the newspaper scattered around in front of her.

A portrait of a man with glasses and Airpods. There is a cylinder shaped newspaper pointed towards his left ear.

A portrait of a woman with curvy ear length hair reading a newspaper

A side profile of a woman reading a newspaper. On her left there are two cats both of whom are looking in the direction of the viewer.

In June my husband’s drawings are getting published in @nytimes.com. He’s also drawn portraits of me, him, and our cats. We are a half Iranian family based in LA. June has been a difficult month for LA, Iran, and our family. Flipping through pages of NYT has been a mixed bag of emotions.

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A newspaper page with a drawing on the upper right corner. On the main page there is a world map with a title The Dateline where Times journalists are reporting around the world.

A closer look at the drawing. A portrait of a person reading a newspaper. Their hair is drawn as lines on the right side and filled with ink on the left. On their face there are darker and lighter patches showing the light contrast. The artist’s name Morteza Khakshoor is printed below the drawing.

Throughout the month of June, my husband’s drawings will be printed in New York Times. It will mainly be a collection of portraits with a newspaper. Stay tuned for more!!! I am so excited about this. It was not that easy to find print copies of NYT in LA but we managed.

Vote Groundwork "DSA For All" Slate for at-large delegates to the 2025 National Convention. Ashik S, Frances G, Cara T, Kareem E, Jordan B, Tom L, Y.L A, Frank C, Brenna S, Jen K, David E, Carolyn K, Karen M. Cast your ballot by June 6!

At-Large delegate ballots are open! This convention, help change national DSA from a patchwork to a mass party by electing our "DSA For All" slate! Cast your vote by June 6th.

BING BONG stand clear of the closing doors - next stop: Chicago 🚊

NYC DSA members: Rank any of these names first followed by our slate!

We want members to directly elect leaders and vote on big decisions; we want DSA to lead, not follow other orgs 🌹
groundworkdsa.com

A Strategy for Small Chapters — Groundwork Richmond DSA has been on a fairly dramatic journey since its inception 8 years ago. After years of work, trial and error, we have come up with a model that helped us turn our chapter into an…

"Stay humble, keep your head up, get organized and do stuff. "

Comrades Sean and Thomas of Richmond DSA share their insights about building a socialist organization in the South from the ground up.

Read their new article on our website!
www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...

59 days and a TON of doors to knock.

Sign up and do the thing: zohranfornyc.com/events

Before his ICE arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi built a broad network of friendships in Vermont's Upper Valley Mahdawi’s friends in the Upper Valley say he’s an extrovert who connected with people at Dirt Cowboy Cafe in Hanover and Dan & Whit’s in Norwich, at bonfires at his cabin, at seders and church service...

Mohsen Mahdawi’s friends in the Upper Valley say he’s an extrovert who connected with people at Dirt Cowboy Cafe in Hanover and Dan & Whit’s in Norwich, at bonfires at his cabin, at seders and church services, and on hikes.

Chicago Teachers Win for Climate: Labor Network for Sustainability and CTU Webinar Chicago teachers have won contract language around climate and environmental justice, and the Labor Network for Sustainability is partnering with the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) to amplify these vict...

This looks great actionnetwork.org/events/chica...

Our team is growing! Apply to join our movement, beat Andrew Cuomo and make New York City more affordable.

Visit ZohranforNYC.com/jobs to learn more and apply.

Two-thirds of NYers support city-owned grocery stores. Three-fourths support free buses. Nearly 80% support a rent-freeze.

I'm running for mayor to deliver these exact policies.

Our campaign is surging because unlike Andrew Cuomo, we know what working people need and deserve.

MERIP and the Institute for Middle East Studies at George Washington University hosted an online event on April 16, 2025 to discuss the unfolding protest mov... Turkey's New Protest Movement April 16

Missed our event earlier this week on Turkey's New Protest Movement with @selimkoru.bsky.social, @ctekayliu.bsky.social, @gonultol.bsky.social and @jdryan08.bsky.social ? You can watch it on YouTube now! Watch, share, subscribe! buff.ly/vJv29qL

NEW: The Democratic electorate is stratified by Age, especially in the race for New York City Mayor.

Older voters (Gen-X, Boomers) are flocking to Andrew Cuomo, while Zohran Mamdani is catching fire with Millennials & Gen-Z.

My analysis of NYC's Generation Gap:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/new-york-c...

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱!

Rally for the Right to Learn 🪧
April 17, 2025 | 4:00 pm | Foley Square

Join us: psc-cuny.org/RightToLearn #HandsOff #KilltheCuts #HandsOffOurColleges #HandsOffOurStudents

Turkey's New Protest Movement - MERIP Sparked by the arrest of Erdogan’s main rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, large scale protests in Turkey continue. The demonstrations are the largest in over a decade, drawing hundreds of […]

Today at 12pm ET! We're partnering with the Institute of Middle East Studies at George Washington University to discuss Turkey's latest protest movement featuring Selim Koru, Cihan Tekay Liu, Gonul Tol and James Ryan. Register:

The federal government’s escalating attack on universities endangers every member of the @cuny.edu community.

Tell #CUNY: No ICE/DHS on campus!

Sign the online petition: psc-cuny.org/ICEOffCampus

PSC President James Davis speaks at the #KilltheCuts rally yesterday in NYC.

🧵DSA must change into something strong enough to meaningfully influence politics on the scale of the next presidential election, potential general strike, and whatever other national ruptures may come.

So this convention, we must become a DSA For All.

dsaforall.com

A photo of the 1912 Lawrence textile strike, where people from 51 different nationalities, most of them immigrants, banded together to demand better wages.

A photo of the 1982 garment workers' strike in NYC Chinatown. A bunch of women are gathered together holding placards that say things like "In Union There is Strength." They were also demanding better wages.

Immigrants have also been at the forefront of the US labor movement. Check out the 1912 Lawrence textile strike ("Bread and Roses Strike") and 1982 garment workers' strike (done by Chinatown workers). I support garment workers *and* immigrants because they're often one and the same.

New Yorkers Demand Investigations, Subpoenas, and Public Hearings on Hospitals Denying Care to Trans Youth Despite over 250,000 letters from New Yorkers demanding hospitals restore gender-affirming care (GAC) for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex youth, hospital CEOs continue to ignore the law, scienc...

Monday evening we drew hundreds of trans NYers and allies to deliver 10,000 letters demanding NYU Langone resume care for trans youth.

They refused to hear us.

Now we call on our elected officials to force NY hospitals to resume care. Tell your reps to act! actionnetwork.org/letters/new-...

New York City Voters Support Municipal Grocery Stores - Climate and Community Institute Read our Substack piece on why municipal grocery stores can bring down costs and repair food supply chains.  The rising cost of groceries has driven nearly 50 …

NEW: Two-thirds of NYC voters support creating municipal grocery stores to bring down prices.

"The concept is imminently feasible. In fact, publicly owned grocery stores are quite common and already exist at scale—in the US military."

A large crowd of protesters marches down a city street lined with tall buildings. At the front, people hold four bright red banners that read "New York City Democratic Socialists of America" with a white torch logo. Many participants wear red ponchos or winter clothing. Behind them, others hold signs including one that says “Stop the Genocide,” another with a face illustration, and others expressing political messages. The protest takes place in Midtown Manhattan, with recognizable buildings and a Starbucks storefront visible.

Tens of Thousands of NYers took the streets today to say “hands off” our federal services!

This Tuesday, join NYC-DSA at the "Kill the Cuts" National Day of Action and stand with workers across the country demanding NO to cuts on our services ➡️ actionnetwork.org/events/kill-...

🚨TOMORROW we are coming together nationwide to send Donald Trump and Elon Musk a message: #HandsOff!!

PSC members are meeting at 12:30 PM in front of Guttman Community College on West 40th Street facing Bryant Park.

Let us know you will join us: psc-cuny.org/calendar/han...

Join us! bit.ly/laborinturkey

We strongly object to Gov. Hochul’s removal of a job posting for a Palestinian Studies faculty position at Hunter College.

“An elected official dictating what topics may be taught at a public college is a line that should not be crossed.”

Full letter: psc-cuny.org/wp-content/u...