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Good morning again, everyone.

Now we're going to talk with an incoming progressive mayor.

Let's see if you can figure out who this is and what city I'm talking about,

incoming progressive mayor who defeated a disgraced former governor who spent a lot of money trying for a comeback.

Surprise, I'm not talking about Mayor Mamdani, I'm talking about James Solomon of Jersey City,

where a surprisingly similar race, for those of you

didn't follow it or vote in it, unfolded across the river from New York City. Solomon has been

serving as a Jersey City Council member since 2017. He ran for mayor on a platform of affordability,

vowing to take on big developers and special interests.

And remember, he toppled former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevy by a landslide in the runoff

election earlier this month, because as we saw in New York City, name recognition,

and deep pockets aren't everything.

So we are joined now by Mayor-elect

Solomon to talk about his agenda for Jersey City, how it might affect the whole region,

and how he plans on getting it done. Thanks for joining us, Mayor-elect. Thank you so much for

coming on WNYC. Thank you so much, Brian, for having me. And I appreciate the comparison to the mayor-elect

across the river. How much would you make that comparison, either in the way the campaign

unfolded or in your policy agenda and where you are on the political spectrum?

Sure. So first, you know, our campaigns shared a laser focus on affordability.

You know, when I knock on a door in Jersey City, the question I get asked the most is, you know,

what can you do because the next rent increase or the next property tax increase is going to force

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