Vornado CEO Appeals to Mamdani After Mayor's Griffin 'Blunder'

Billionaire Ken Griffin: Zohran Mamdani's tax-the-rich video outside my apartment was 'creepy and weird'

Ken Griffin is one of the biggest donors to the Republican Party.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesCitadel founder Ken Griffin described Zohran Mamdani's targeting of him as "creepy and weird," and ultimately "frightening."Mamdani name-dropped Griffin in a tax-the-rich video filmed in front of Griffin's building.Griffin did not say he was leaving New York, but did say the firm is doubling down on Miami.For billionaire Ken Griffin, being targeted by New York…

Zohran Mamdani’s viral video outside Ken Griffin’s penthouse shocks Vornado CEO: ‘Ugly, unnecessary’

Vornado Realty Trust chairman Steve Roth went off on Zohran Mamdani in an earnings call on Tuesday, calling the mayor’s public mugging of billionaire Ken Griffin a “blunder” and an “ugly, unnecessary video stunt.”

Vornado CEO Appeals to Mamdani After Mayor’s Griffin ‘Blunder’

Vornado Realty Trust Chief Executive Officer Steven Roth appealed to Zohran Mamdani to be more welcoming to businesses after a video by the New York City mayor caused Citadel to threaten to pull out of a new tower on Park Avenue.

Hedge fund Citadel "doubling down" on Miami, CEO Ken Griffin says

May 5 (Reuters) – Hedge fund Citadel is “doubling down” on its Miami ventures, revising its plans in the city to make the firm’s office building larger, CEO Ken Griffin said at the 2026 Milken Institute Conference on Tuesday. Griffin was responding to questions about New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, who in April ‌filmed a video titled, “Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich”, in front of Griffin’s penthouse. G…

Ken Griffin: Citadel NYC Tower 'Probably' Going Ahead Despite Mamdani Video

Despite claiming that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani put him “in harm's way” by filming a viral video outside of his $238M penthouse, billionaire Ken Griffin says he will still “probably go through with” building a $6B tower on Park Avenue for his hedge fund, Citadel.