THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- The leader of the New York State Assembly said he is ready to make buses free, deliver universal childcare, and pay for it by taxing the wealthy.

He made those commitments while endorsing the democratic nominee for Mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he was prepared to work on "all of the above" when it comes to Mamdani's aggressive, affordability agenda.

The endorsement is different from Governor Kathy Hochul's backing of Mamdani days earlier, where she said deep policy disagreements remain.

"Do we always get everything we want? No," said Heastie when asked directly about how quickly he could help implement Mamdani's plans, we are largely dependent on state approval and funding. "That's just the way the world works, but we will be able t

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