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Mamdani struggles to explain how he'll fund free buses

Throughout his campaign, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promised free bus rides for people in the Big Apple — but now that he's won the election, he faces the practical problem of securing the funding to realize such a policy, and it's unclear whether he'll ever be able to fulfill his pledge.PIX11's Dan Mannarino pressed Mamdani about how he plans to secure the money for the proposal if New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is not in favor of raising taxes.Mamdani opined that the "clearest ways" to obtain the money would be by increasing the state's corporate tax or through personal income tax

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