Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
On this episode of My Generation, host Samuel Miele is joined by panelists Abdullah Al Azzawi, Judy Jo, and Khalil-Najir Miles to debate why New York's new mayor has captured the Gen Z vote, and whether the policies hold up. The panel digs into affordability as a winning message, the rent freeze and what it's already doing to landlords and rent prices, the plan for five city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare, and the mayor wading into immigration enforcement and foreign policy from City Hall.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro: Why Gen Z loves the mayor
1:02 – Social media strategy, relatability and lobbyists
2:06 – Should a mayor weigh in on foreign policy?
3:00 – The affordability failure that created him
3:38 – Are young people actually turning socialist?
5:39 – The rent freeze: does it work?
6:58 – Landlord costs, empty units and supply
7:47 – Ideology behind the housing policy
9:10 – Toronto vs. New York rent control
10:19 – "If it's too expensive, move" — panel clashes
11:18 – Paying for the big promises
12:22 – City-owned grocery stores and food deserts
13:46 – Rent covenants and the abundance argument
15:30 – Universal childcare and population decline
16:44 – ICE, sanctuary policy and jurisdiction
18:50 – Legal immigration: a personal perspective
20:58 – Final takes: should he be speaking out?
21:36 – Closing thoughts
GUESTS
• Khalil-Najir Miles: Founder - Torch & Maple
• Judy Jo
• Abdullah Al Azzawi
My Generation
Host: Samuel Miele
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TAGS
#MyGeneration #SamuelMiele #Mamdani #GenZ #NYCPolitics #Affordability #RentFreeze #HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #Socialism #FreeMarket #GroceryStores #UniversalChildcare #ICE #Immigration #Politics #PoliticalDebate #YoungVoters #NewYorkCity #CanadianPolitics
On this episode of My Generation, host Samuel Miele is joined by panelists Abdullah Al Azzawi, Judy Jo, and Khalil-Najir Miles to debate why New York's new mayor has captured the Gen Z vote, and whether the policies hold up. The panel digs into affordability as a winning message, the rent freeze and what it's already doing to landlords and rent prices, the plan for five city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare, and the mayor wading into immigration enforcement and foreign policy from City Hall.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro: Why Gen Z loves the mayor
1:02 – Social media strategy, relatability and lobbyists
2:06 – Should a mayor weigh in on foreign policy?
3:00 – The affordability failure that created him
3:38 – Are young people actually turning socialist?
5:39 – The rent freeze: does it work?
6:58 – Landlord costs, empty units and supply
7:47 – Ideology behind the housing policy
9:10 – Toronto vs. New York rent control
10:19 – "If it's too expensive, move" — panel clashes
11:18 – Paying for the big promises
12:22 – City-owned grocery stores and food deserts
13:46 – Rent covenants and the abundance argument
15:30 – Universal childcare and population decline
16:44 – ICE, sanctuary policy and jurisdiction
18:50 – Legal immigration: a personal perspective
20:58 – Final takes: should he be speaking out?
21:36 – Closing thoughts
GUESTS
• Khalil-Najir Miles: Founder - Torch & Maple
• Judy Jo
• Abdullah Al Azzawi
My Generation
Host: Samuel Miele
FOLLOW US
• Subscribe: youtube.com/@TheNewsForum
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenewsforum_
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-news-forum
TAGS
#MyGeneration #SamuelMiele #Mamdani #GenZ #NYCPolitics #Affordability #RentFreeze #HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #Socialism #FreeMarket #GroceryStores #UniversalChildcare #ICE #Immigration #Politics #PoliticalDebate #YoungVoters #NewYorkCity #CanadianPolitics
