Mamdani hands out free theatre tickets

[orangecrush]

Pure class.

Love this guy.

“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”

— Amanda Litman (@amandalitman.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T00:22:44.244Z

From the NYT article -


"“The shared laughter in a crowded theater, the eager debrief after a musical, the heavy silence that hangs over all of us in a drama — these are moments that every New Yorker deserves,” Mamdani said later, explaining the initiative during a news conference at one of the festival’s venues, Brooklyn College’s Leonard and Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts.

Mamdani spent about 20 minutes before the news conference standing outdoors, behind a folding table with black, purple and red Under the Radar beanies, shaking hands with passers-by who had been told that if they waited in line they could meet the mayor and get a theater ticket. (The free beanies were a bonus.)"

A true Gentleperson befitting the office.