What NYC's CEOs Think of Zohran Mamdani, Odd Lots

Odd Lots Co-Hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway break down their conversation with Kathy Wylde, the president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, and what CEOs think of NYC mayoral race candidates.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told business leaders that he would begin to discourage the use of the phrase “globalize the intifada” after being pressed on his views by Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who shocked New York City’s business and political establishment by beating Andrew Cuomo in last month’s Democratic mayoral primary, met Tuesday with about 100 business leaders from the Partnership for New York City. The group is a 350-member coalition of the city’s largest banks and media companies as well as investment, real estate and law firms.

The meeting, which came at Mamdani’s request, is one of several scheduled this week between the Democratic nominee and the business community, which is grappling with the potential impact of Mamdani’s leadership on the city. Mamdani campaigned on promises to freeze the rent on affordable housing, and fund free buses and government-run grocery stores with new taxes on corporations and high-earners.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon last week criticized Mamdani and the Democratic reaction to his election, describing him as “more of a Marxist than a socialist.”

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