Andrew Cuomo swipes at Zohran Mamdani over a classic New York topic: rent
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo is demanding that his opponent in New York City’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, vacate his rent stabilized apartment, while pushing a longshot proposal that would bar other middle-class renters from accessing much of the city’s housing.
“I am calling on you to move out immediately, ” Cuomo wrote in a widely-viewed social media post this weekend, casting Mamdani as “a very rich person ” occupying an apartment that could otherwise be used by a homeless family.
The line of attack drew tens of millions of views online and revived a long-standing debate about who should have access to New York’s highly sought-after rent stabilized units, which make up roughly 40% of the city’s rental stock and are currently open to people of all incomes.
It also illustrated the rhetorical lengths that Cuomo is willing to go to as he mounts an independent bid for mayor against Mamdani, a democratic socialist who defeated him handily in the Democratic primary on...
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