In the quest for a more affordable city, does Zohran Mamdani have a needed perspective?

Since I have opinions about so many things, I can try venturing into New York City politics as well. Zohran Mamdani is making news a winner of the city's democratic primary. A fresh new face and energy. I look forward to learning more.

One reservation is some old ideas, I think he has for things like rent control. One problem is that rent control might just be pushing around the problem of expensive housing due to lack of supply. Some will say that "build, build, build" works better, but I see the need for deep thinking versus some of these simplistic discussions.

Rent control may mean less housing construction due to economics.

Here is yet another factor. Maybe the central city is already pretty dense so building a lot more could harm it's breathing room, however. How about densifying the suburbs? I tend to think that there may be a comfort limit to how dense San Francisco, itself can get. I know, I'm now talking about a different city. The city does work due to transit and so forth. To make things more affordable why can't we build out the suburbs more and connect things with less automobile based transit beyond just the central cities themselves? What I am advocating is happening, to some extent, but I think we need political slogans that look at the big picture. I know it may be hard to put the big picture into a slogan.

Another thing to think about. Cities tend to be more liberal than the countryside. A political divide. One way to address that is to provide more autonomy to cities as they tend to think different than more rural areas. Saying that, I realize, however that I am suggesting making the suburbs more like the cities. The suburbs at least.