Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has incurred the wrath of NYC gardening enthusiasts by saying he’d reverse Mayor Adams’ decision to save lower Manhattan’s Elizabeth Street Garden from being converted into affordable housing.

At the end of a candidate forum hosted by the Hell Gate news site last week, Mamdani was asked a “lightning round” question: “In your first year (in office), will you evict Elizabeth Street Garden and build affordable housing on that lot?”

After briefly laughing, Mamdani answered, “Yes.”

A progressive like Mamdani might typically be expected to find strong support among the generally liberal crowd that backs the garden.

But his position has turned some against him.

The Elizabeth Street Garden is a nonprofit and doesn’t endorse political candidates.

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