NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdanis lesser-known proposals also have eye-watering price tags

It’s not just the big ticket items.Several of Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s lesser-known proposals are also coming out of left field — with eye-popping price tags that would hit taxpayers in the pocketbooks.Among them are a green push to outfit hundreds of city public school buildings with renewable energy infrastructure, at a whopping cost of $3.27 billion over 10 years.The lefty lawmaker — who has promised to freeze rents for regulated apartments — also has a pie in the sky plan to force landlords citywide into keeping their buildings at 78 degrees during scorching weather.Mamdani, a 33-year-old Queens assemblyman, has proposed a myriad of freebies, making affordability and the rent freeze plan his campaign’s hallmark, along with promises to subsidize free buses and childcare and to open city-run food stores.The proposals — estimated to cost $10 billion, which Mamdani claims he would raise by hiking taxes on the wealthy and corporations — have been roundly criticized as a fantasy, but have nonetheless made the socialist pol a left wing darling and captured the city’s attention.Other pipe dreams from Mamdani include spending $65 million in taxpayer funds on gender-affirming care for trans patients, including minors, and creating a new, $87 million city office dedicated to the LGBT community.His multi-billion dollar eco plan for city schools would retool 500 school buildings over a decade.

If elected, Mamdani promises in his first term to start installing HVAC systems and solar panels at a cost of $726 million per year, according to his campaign website.He would also build 500 schoolyards that would morph asphalt into “vibrant green spaces” to the tune of $315 million over the 10-year span.About 50 schools would be outfitted as “resilience hubs” for community members to use during weather emergencies.Open streets near Department of Education buildings would also be expanded, the Mamdani camp said.“Our public sc...