Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) referred to as for rich New York Metropolis mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani to “transfer out” of his hire stabilized house, noting that another person most likely wants it extra.
In a put up on X, Cuomo identified that Mamdani and his spouse are rich, have had weddings on three continents, and that collectively they “probably make nicely over $200,000.” Cuomo added that though Mamdani is a “wealthy particular person,” he and his spouse pay $2,300 a month for an house in Astoria, which “needs to be housing for somebody who wants it.”
Cuomo’s put up included a video from a Democrat mayoral main debate wherein Mamdani shared that he was paying $2,300 for a one bed room in Astoria. Through the debate, Cuomo, who has launched an impartial run to be the following mayor of NYC, revealed that he paid $7,800.
“Someplace final evening in New York Metropolis, a single mom and her kids slept at a homeless shelter since you, assemblyman @ZohranKMamdani are occupying her hire managed house, Cuomo wrote. “You grew up wealthy and married an excellent wealthier lady. You’ve had weddings on 3 continents. You personal property in LGTBQIA+ murderous Uganda. You make $142,000 a yr plus stipends, and your spouse works too, that means you collectively probably make nicely over $200,000. Regardless of which method you narrow it: Zohran Mamdani is a wealthy particular person. You’re truly very wealthy.”
“But you and your spouse pay $2,300 a month, as you could have bragged, for a pleasant house in Astoria,” Cuomo continued. “That needs to be housing for somebody who wants it. We’re in the course of a historic affordability disaster. Tens of millions of low revenue New Yorkers want this house and an house prefer it. But your house stays rented to wealthy individuals who don’t want it.”
“At the moment, I’m calling on you to maneuver out instantly and provides your inexpensive housing again to an unhoused household who want it,” Cuomo continued. “Leaders should present ethical readability. Time to maneuver out.”
Cuomo’s feedback got here in response to a different put up sharing feedback Mamdani made throughout an interview in February with The New York Editorial Board. Through the interview, Mamdani confirmed that he lived in “rent-stabilized housing.”
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