US EditionMamdani Stands by Tenant Office Pick as DOJ Flags Civil-Rights Scrutiny
Mayor Mamdani defends Cea Weaver for tenant advocacy despite controversy over her past remarks linking homeownership to white supremacy, emphasizing her track record and recent housing crisis efforts.
- New York City Mayor has stated, "We will answer to all New Yorkers, not to any billionaire or oligarch who thinks they can buy our democracy."
- The Mayor emphasized that home ownership is a critical pathway to stability in New York City, highlighting his focus on this area.
- Cea Weaver was hired to advocate for tenants, as noted by the Mayor, who referenced her strong track record.
- Rent-Stabilized owners feel victimized by government policies that have increased their expenses while restricting rent increases.
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Capitalism for Developers, Communism for Landlords
Dear readers,You’ve probably seen news this week about Cea Weaver, the rent-control activist Zohran Mamdani appointed to lead his brand-new Office to Protect Tenants. Weaver’s now-deleted Twitter profile featured a lot of provocative far-left bangers circa 2019 and 2021, like “elect more communists” and “private property including any kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy” and “there is no such thing as a ‘good’ gentrif…
The Unchecked Rise of Crazy Race Theory in Academia
Last Thursday, a longtime tenant advocate named Cea Weaver was tabbed by new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to head a new “Office to Protect Tenants.” Mamdani had made holding bad landlords accountable a priority, and the appointment of his confidante Weaver along with a publicized visit to crumbling rental property underscored the commitment. Then Weaver’s social media history became an issue. While the Bryn Mawr and NYU-educated Weaver dis…
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defends appointee Cea Weaver despite concerns over past social media posts
Cea Weaver, who Mamdani tabbed to serve as director of his Office to Protect Tenants, once called home and land ownership "a weapon of white supremacy" in a social media post.
MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor stands by tenant advocate pick after social media post backlash – amNewYork
Wednesday, Jan. 7, marks the seventh day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office as we closely track his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the city’s finances. Here’s a summary of what the mayor did today. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday defended his pick to lead the city’s revitalized Office to Protect Tenants after pas…
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