新市长真能為穷人翻身？

纽约新市长佐兰·曼达尼（Zohran Mamdani）以「让城市重新属於人民」為口号上任，承诺要让被边缘化的基层重新站起来。他主张冻结租金、兴建二十万栋可负担住宅、让公车免费、提供全民托育，甚至设立公营杂货店。这些政见直指贫困问题的核心——生活成本。

然而，理想与现实之间仍有巨大鸿沟。冻租与公屋政策牵动庞大利益；免费交通与托育计画需要数十亿美元的持续支出。财政来源、法规限制、企业反弹，都可能让改革受阻。

即便如此，Mamdani 的出现仍点燃了一线希望。若他能真正压低生活成本、扩大就业与教育机会，纽约的低收入家庭或许能迎来真正的喘息与改变。

他或许无法立刻让穷人「翻身」，但至少让人们重新相信——在这座不眠的城市，公平与尊严仍值得追寻。

Can the New Mayor Really Lift the Poor?

New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, took office with the bold promise to “make the city belong to the people again.” His agenda aims directly at the roots of urban poverty: freezing rents, building 200,000 affordable homes, offering free public buses, expanding universal childcare, and even launching city-run grocery stores.

These pledges resonate deeply in a city where the cost of living crushes millions. Yet between ideals and implementation lies a wide gap. Rent freezes require approval from independent boards; large-scale housing projects demand space, funds, and time; free transit and childcare could cost billions in steady annual spending. Questions of financing, bureaucracy, and political resistance loom large.

Still, Mamdani’s victory rekindles hope among working families. If he can truly curb living costs and expand access to jobs and education, low-income New Yorkers may finally find a path toward stability—and dignity.

He may not lift the poor overnight, but he has revived a vital belief: that even in the world’s richest city, fairness and humanity are still worth fighting for.