Headlines shouted “blue wave,” but the details on the ground tell a messier story. We take a hard look at New York’s new mayoral agenda, from an applause-heavy victory speech to the concrete policies that will shape streets, subways, and budgets. No cheerleading, no doom-posting—just a clear-eyed walk through what’s promised, what it costs, and what could break along the way. We start with the framing: an anti-Trump pitch in a city where nearly half didn’t vote for the winner, and a tax blue...