NYC Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani Posts Emotional Message Grieving Accused Knife-Wielding Killer

NYPost.com:

Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly mourned an accused career criminal killer who died on Rikers Island this week — and the family of the victim slain in the sick, unprovoked attack is now livid, The Post has learned. 

 

Hizzoner said on X that he was “deeply saddened” by the in-custody death — the seventh so far this year at the troubled jail complex — adding that, “my thoughts are with his family and loved ones as they grieve this loss.” 

 

The inmate was identified as 41-year-old Clarence Woodward, an ex-con with nearly 30 arrests on his rap sheet, who was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday while awaiting trial for murder in the gruesome 2024 attack at a Bronx laundromat.

When you recall that it was radical, young progressives who turned out in droves to greatly assist in Mamdami becoming the mayor of NYC, you accept everything that comes along with it. And that includes a plethora of socialism, putting criminals first and tweeting condolences for murderers. What a disgrace.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Says IDs Required For His Grocery Stores

Mediaite.com:

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) sparked a wave of criticism from MAGA world on Monday when his administration announced at a press conference that his city-run grocery stores would require IDs. 

 

“How are you going to keep people from taking advantage of that deal, basically? And is there going to be a limit on the number of items that someone can take that are discounted at that level from that essential basket?” a reporter asked Mamdani about the logistics of his free, taxpayer-funded grocery stores. 

 

“So our RFP (Request for Proposal) makes very clear that this is a program for New Yorkers to be able to put food on the table, not a program for people to be able to make a quick buck through reselling. I’m gonna pass it over to our EDC head, Jean Pak, to add some additional details,” Mamdani replied.

A Democrat coming out as a hypocrite on a huge policy issue is nothing new. But the reason the Left can get away with being hypocrites is becasue they simply don't care. After all the standard for being a liberal in 2026 is simply opposition to the other side. So no matter how weird it sounds for liberals for request IDs for one thing and not another, ultimately the more something is popular with the Right, as long as your tribalism kicks in when it comes to opposition, you'll be fine.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Pushes Tax Hikes, Including One Targeting Black Homeowners

NYPost.com:

Zo him the money! Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hatching plans for months-long pressure campaign demanding a sweeping slate of state tax hikes — along with a renewed push to slap new levies on already burdened city property owners, The Post has learned. 

 

The full-speed-ahead tax push will kick off with a rally after Labor Day to apply maximum pressure ahead of the 2027 state legislative session and just as Gov. Kathy Hochul re-election campaign enters its final stretch, according to sources with knowledge of City Hall’s battle plans. 

 

The sources revealed Mamdani and his minions want Albany to deliver “tax the rich” wins on day one of the next legislative session, with their still-in-the works demands including a hike on the wealthy and an expanded corporate taxes.

To be clear, Mamdani's going to tax people with a 2nd home worth over $5M. Yet, 2nd homewoensr already pay their fair share of taxes, so this new policy coul drive out of NY to be potentially replaced by NGO's with connections to Mamdani.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Response to Skyrocketing Rise in City Rapes Receives Unwarranted Backlash

FOXNews.com:

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced some backlash on Monday after attempting to explain rising rates of rape within his city, as he said it was due in part to an expanded definition of what constitutes rape. 

 

During an interview with PIX11 News, reporter Dan Mannarino asked Mamdani about New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin's concerns over rape and felony assault numbers within the city. 

 

Mamdani maintained that the NYPD has reported among the lowest numbers of murders and shootings in its recorded history and suggested that the rape statistics need to be contextualized.

Of course, the irony here is that Mamdani is right. Because uber-liberal NY has expanded the definition of 'rape', sexual assaults under the new legal definiion have gone up. In January 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the "Rape is Rape" Act, which took effect in September. The law broadened the state's definition of rape to include non-consensual oral and anal sexual acts, rather than limiting it to penile-vaginal penetration. Previously, those offenses were prosecuted under the lesser charge of criminal sexual act, leading advocates to argue that many survivors were denied legal recognition that they had been raped.

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Zohran Mamdani Lies About Erasing NYC's Budget Deficit

ABC7NY.com:

Facing deficits exceeding $12 billion, among the largest since the Great Recession, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday that his administration had balanced the budget thanks to a combination of state support, new revenue, and belt-tightening. 

 

Mamdani positioned the first budget of his administration, $124.7 billion for Fiscal Year 2027, as a major shift away from austerity while maintaining fiscal stability. 

 

The plan closes significant budget gaps without raising property taxes, cutting services, or tapping into reserve funds - moves the administration says protect working-class New Yorkers.

Zohran Mamdani “eliminating” a $12 billion budget deficit in New York City is an outright lie. New York City has been legally required to pass balanced budgets every year since the 1975 Financial Emergency Act, meaning every mayor from Rudy Giuliani to Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams also 'balanced budgets'. Indeed, Adams left a projected FY27 gap of about $4.69 billion, while Mamdani’s team added roughly $8 billion in previously underreported expenses, including shelter operations, rental assistance, special education reimbursements, and NYPD overtime — then labeled the total as an inherited deficit. This “solution” came from temporary state aid provided by Kathy Hochul, rather than long-term fiscal reform, making the fix unsustainable.

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Zohran Mamdani’s City-Run Grocery Plan Draws Pushback from Local Bodegas, Supermarkets

TheHill.com:

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) plan to open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem is drawing pushback from critics who question its feasibility and warn of its economic impact on local businesses. At a rally Sunday marking his first 100 days as mayor, the democratic socialist announced the location of the first of five city-owned grocery stores — one in each of New York City’s boroughs — that he plans to open in the next couple years. 

 

Mamdani identified La Marqueta, a marketplace in East Harlem, as the site for Manhattan’s store, which he said he hopes to open by 2029. The sites for the other four stores have not yet been announced, but Mamdani said he hopes to open the first city-owned store in late 2027, with all five operating by the end of his first term. 

 

In making the announcement, Mamdani took an early step toward fulfilling a key campaign promise aimed at addressing the city’s affordability crisis by offering lower-cost groceries. “When corporations control every part of the food supply chain, prices go up, basic necessities become luxuries and workers and customers both lose,” Mamdani said. “A public option allows us to intervene where the market has failed.”

Not only is this city-run grocery store bad for local grocery stores and supermarkets, but it's also a scam when you note that it won't open till 2030, will cost taxpayers $30M (quadruple what it costs to open a normal store) and will only have discounted prices for a select few foods. Mamdani also plans to remove existing subsidies from current NYC grocery stores, which will drive up the competitor's prices. But let all the Mamdani shills out there tell it...socialism works!!!

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Propose Property Tax Hike

AOL.com:

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to propose raising property taxes to balance the city budget on Tuesday, in the face of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s continued resistance to raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations. The mayor is set to reveal his preliminary budget plans Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. 

 

“We do have a big gap to fill, and he’s put a pretty extreme option on the table, which is a combination of raising property taxes and taking money from reserves, and relying on some pretty aggressive revenue projections to boot,” said City Comptroller Mark Levine, who was briefed on the proposal Tuesday morning. 

 

On the campaign trail, Mamdani emphasized a need to reform the city’s property tax system, which economists say favors single-family homes, luxury condos and predominantly white neighborhoods overall, and places more weight on multi-family buildings and homeowners in mostly Black neighborhoods.

Of course, Mamdani will blame Kathy Hochul for not passing a wealth tax. But imagine how the average Mamdani voter (esp. homeowners) feels now after hearing this news, especially after being promised a bunch of free shit on the campaign trail--nonetheless it wasn't like Eric Adams, prominent conservatives and even Andrew Cuomo didn't warn them.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Sparks Backlash with 'Warmth of Collectivism' Line During

FOX.com:

Bishop Robert Barron, a prominent Catholic leader, slammed socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration line promoting the "warmth of collectivism," saying, "God’s sake, spare me." 

 

During his inaugural address, the newly minted socialist mayor and New York’s first Muslim mayor, declared, "We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism." 

 

The line prompted immediate backlash from many conservatives who expressed alarm at such a phrase being used by the leader of America’s biggest city. Barron, a popular podcaster and founder of "Word on Fire," took to X to say Mamdani’s declaration "took my breath away."

Well, Mamdani is a self-declared 'Democrat socialist'. That said, while the remark sparked predictable responses what with conservatives mocking the rhetoric ('Communist!'), while progressives defended it ('Hero!'), the passage 'Warmth of Collectivism' in of itself is flawed. As individualism versus collectivism is a binary choice that reflects a shallow modern political vocabulary. Instead, the classical Western idea of the common good offers a better approach, preserving individuality while promoting shared well-being.

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Hillary Clinton Says Anti-Israel Sentiment Among Young People is Fueled by ‘Propaganda’ on Social Media

Independent.com.uk:

Hillary Clinton has claimed that young Americans are being persuaded to support the Palestinian cause by social media, lashing out at misinformation and saying some videos of violence in Gaza are “totally made up.” 

 

The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate made the comments Tuesday at a summit in New York City hosted by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom. 

 

“Smart, well-educated, young people from our own country, from around the world, where were they getting their information?” Clinton asked at the event. “They were getting their information from social media, particularly TikTok.”

It's amazing just how obtuse this woman remains to this day, because Clinton's claim that young Americans are being misled by TikTok ignores the real reason public opinion is shifting: many people (Jewish and non-Jewish) are engaging seriously with the historical record of Zionism, which openly pursued a Jewish-majority state through Jewish-only institutions in a land overwhelmingly inhabited by Palestinian Arabs. But rather than condescending to echo chambers, Clinton might confront the documented actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government and military, which increasingly drive global criticism. Young Jewish Americans who do know the history understand the distinction between Judaism and Zionism, recognizing that treating them as synonymous not only distorts the past, but also heightens antisemitism. Yet, honest discussion (something Hillary is incapable of having) requires acknowledging these complexities, not dismissing informed dissent as social-media confusion.

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President Trump Shocks with Earnest Praise of NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani: He’s Going to ‘Surprise’ Conservatives

Mediaite.com:

During a Friday presser from the White House’s Oval Office, President Donald Trump offered some rare kind words to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after their meeting, saying, “I think he is gonna surprise some conservative people, actually.” 

 

Responding to the first question of the presser, from the New York Post’s Steven Nelson, Trump said, “He’s got views that are, uhh, out there, but who knows? I mean, we’re gonna see what works. He’s gonna change, also. We all change. I changed a lot from when I first came to office.” 

 

“We had discussions on some things,” continued Trump. “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job. I think he is gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won’t surprise, because they already like him,” the president concluded, with a glance and smile to Mamdani.

Of course, if you're an MSNBC-obsessed, Trump-hating gold-card member of The Resistance, you were furious that Mamdani met with Trump at all. As anything short of the NYC mayor-elect marching into the White House, screaming “fascist” a hundred times, and storming out in triumph feels highly disappointing. But if you're a practical person who actually cares about the needs of working-class voters, you know Mamdani did the right thing. After all, judging from his meeting Mamdani seems to understand that comparing Trump to Hitler helps none of the 10-plus million people he’ll soon represent, and that meeting with the President doesn’t compromise his principles. As he can  now call out the administration whenever it puts politics over people—especially in areas where they disagree. In other words, Mamdani’s playing the long game over the short one, which is what smart politicians do.

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President Trump and Zohran Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday

NYTimes.com:

Zohran Mamdani, who ran for mayor of New York City in part on a promise to stand up to President Trump, will meet with the president at the White House on Friday, weeks before taking office. Mr. Trump announced the meeting on social media on Wednesday night, saying that Mr. Mamdani had asked for it and labeling him incorrectly as the “Communist Mayor of New York City.” Mr. Mamdani is a democratic socialist. 

 

Mr. Mamdani, who has fiercely criticized the president’s immigration policies and threats to cut federal funding to the city, confirmed the meeting in a statement. He said in an interview on MS NOW on Wednesday night that his team had reached out to speak to Mr. Trump about New Yorkers’ concerns. 

 

“I want to just speak plainly to the president about what it means to actually stand up for New Yorkers and the way in which New Yorkers are struggling to afford this city,” Mr. Mamdani said.

You just know that this meeting with Trump is making Mamdani stans nervous, especially when word has it that the NYC mayor-elect is already walking back some campaign promises after getting guidance from political insiders. Then too is the fact that a city (no matter how large) mayor only has so much power at their disposal. There's also Mamdani (to his fans chagrin) recently choosing to bring back NYPD commish Jennifrer Tisch and the fact that NY's current governor (who'll play a huge part in Mamdani's proposed policies getting through) Kathy Hochul is in a tight race poll-wise with Elise Stefanik for who's going to be the next governor of the state. In other words, it's already looking like all the pre-election hyperbole about Mamdani turning NYC into a 'communist-state' if he wins, might have been overblown.

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White Liberals Elect Zohran Mamdani as the Next Mayor of New York City

NPR.com:

Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and person of South Asian descent — as well as the youngest in over a century — to hold the position.

"The future is in our hands," Mamdani declared to roaring applause Tuesday night at a victory celebration in Brooklyn. "My friends, tonight we have toppled a political dynasty."

The 34-year-old, Ugandan-born Democratic socialist defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday's election, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Honestly, there are two ways to look at this. Against a narcissistic and corrupt figure like Andrew Cuomo and a bumbling Republican opponent like Curtis Sliwa, Mamdani (who was favored from the jump) was always going to win this race. Then there’s the more practical perspective: in a deep-blue state like New York, especially in NYC, a Republican winning the mayor’s office is damn near impossible. Either way, Democrats are absolutely giddy about yesterday’s major elections, while the GOP has even more reason to worry about the upcoming midterms. And now that the elections are over, the real question is: will we finally see an end to this insipid government shutdown?

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Quits Re-Election Campaign After Sagging in Polls

amNY.com:

 

Eric Adams will officially be a one-term mayor. Hizzoner announced on Sunday that he is suspending his independent re-election campaign. The campaign had seemingly slowed to a crawl in recent days after being repeatedly denied public campaign financing and polling in last place for weeks in the four-way race.

“Despite all we’ve achieved, I cannot continue my re-election campaign,” Adams said, blaming bad press and an inability to gain public campaign matching funds for paralyzing his campaign.

“The constant media speculation about my future and the CFB decision to withhold millions of dollars have undermined my ability to raise the funds needed for a serious campaign. I hope that over time, New Yorkers will see the city thrive under our leadership, and policies that we have put in place should be continued and expanded.”

NYC is losing a good man in Adams, but Mamdani's rise and sagging poll numbers really left him with no choice but to drop out the race. Question now is does this help Andrew Cuomo? A horrible person who enthusiastically gave NYC cashless bail and screwed people over and over again during Covid. Also, what's next for Adams? Especially after Trump dangling an administration spot in front of him in return for dropping out the mayoral race. Personally, I think Adams should say no to Trump and go after a Democrat congressional seat or even wait for a Governor or Senator spot if he wants to stay in politics.

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