Ideas that would have been radical or verboten in prior election cycles are now commonplace in the race for mayor of New York City.

No candidate in modern times ever campaigned on dramatically slashing the NYPD’s budget. Dianne Morales, a former nonprofit executive who has attracted serious attention and endorsements as she runs in the Democratic primary, has made it the centerpiece of her platform. Other more moderate candidates are lining up behind reforms that past mayors rarely suggested, like forcing all cops to live in the city or dispatching mental health professionals to respond to certainne calls that usually result in armed police showing up.

Just about every Democrat running in the June primary wants to make the city more pedestrian-friendly and less car-centric; gone are the days when top-tier candidates like Anthony Weiner would brag about ripping out bike lanes. While the two front-runners, Andrew Yang and Eric Adams, put out militant statements in support of Israel as civilians in Gaza were slaughtered, others were more balanced or even refused to speak out in defense of Israel, a significant departure from the old status quo.