A lot of people are talking about how dumb Mamdani is that he doesn’t realize the economic impact this is going to have.

But that’s wrong. He does realize. - Megan Basham@megbasham
This is intentional. 

The rent freeze is going to do what it’s designed to do which is create a system of political patronage that allows him to hand out property at ultra low prices to DSA and Muslim friends and secure a permanent stranglehold on NYC.