Zohran Mamdani is headed to City Hall after Tuesday night's mayoral victory, but delivering on his ambitious campaign agenda could depend on a fight in Albany.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist's plan to lower the cost-of-living in New York City through city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare and free buses requires raising taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers, but any tax hike would require New York state approval, and Gov. Kathy Hochul , D-N.Y., has rejected raising taxes.

Mamdani campaigned on creating a 2% New York City income tax for anyone making more than $1 million a year and raising the top state corporate tax rate to 11.5% to match New Jersey's in order to pay for his campaign promises.

But the mayor of New York City does not have the authority to raise taxes .

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