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Zohran Mamdani’s $2,300 rent exposes whom this ‘socialist’ is really looking after 1st - himself
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August 13, 2025
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1:48Now PlayingWhom are government-mandated rent-stabilized apartments for? Apparently, well-compensated bureaucrats. NY Post contributor Rikki Schlott shares this story.
Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is only paying $2,300 for his stabilized place in Astoria, despite making $142,000 a year as an assemblyman, plus stipends, in addition to however much his artist wife is raking in.
It’s part of a long-term pattern of Mamdani using programs meant for less fortunate people for his own benefit. First he’s claiming to be an African American to get into college, now he’s grifting on rent stabilization that should be benefiting lower-income people.
Mamdani’s rent had been pointed out for around a week before Andrew Cuomo caught on and challenged him in a Friday tweet about the matter, which attracted a staggering 33 million views on X.
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