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While “halal-flation” neatly illustrates the link between neglectful administration and the city's soaring costs of living, its demand for people’s money seems ultimately trivial compared to that of rent, which eats up at least 30% of most New Yorkers’ income — and for 1 in 5 households, as much as 50%.

In the case of the taxi drivers who owed as much as $750,000 for purchasing the medallions required for doing business in the city, "people's lives were being taken from them by debt collectors," Mamdani said.

Furthermore, their embrace of the former governor might not be as much about policy as it is about pragmatism.

Without European football, most players would find themselves on lower wages, potentially by as much as 25%, so expenses should go down.

The jury had heard one of his accusers told police he "hated" the abuse, which would happen as much as two to three times per week, but said he "could do nothing about it", adding "I was frightened and young".