Mayor Mamdani

This is going to be so much fun to watch.

But the mayor was tapping into something much bigger. On the city’s streets, an anti-rich current has been building, highlighted by the election of the mayor himself who ran on an affordability platform. And this week, a mix of events appeared to indicate new levels of intolerance for New York’s über-wealthy.

On the same day that Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a new pied-à-terre tax backed by the mayor on second homes with assessed values of $5 million or more, doormen, superintendents and others who typically earn a salary of $62,000 a year and enable the trappings of a luxury life threatened to go on strike. Then on Thursday, Mr. Mamdani confirmed to Hell Gate that he and his wife planned to snub the Met Gala, a springtime rite of celebrities and the wealthy, criticized for its annual display of elitism. (This year, the billionaire Jeff Bezos is sponsoring the event.)


 
The young mothers on NYC are going to love him so much, they will help drive the rest of his agenda. Do you have any idea how much childcare costs in NYC?

 

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