Mamdani picking Lina Khan to save NYC’s economy is like hiring an arsonist to fireproof it

In his inauguration address last year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed “to transform and reinvent” New York City. That pledge took an ominous leap forward last month when the mayor appointed former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan as the head of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation board of directors.  The move was more than…