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Zohran looking good 100 days into his tenure.

Marist poll | 3/26-3/31

(New York City surveyed)

Mayor Zohran Mamdani approval
✅Approve 48%
❌Disapprove 30%
❓Unsure 23%
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Zohran Mamdani favorability
✅Favorable 55%
❌Unfavorable 33%
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Net favorables

 ✅Brooklyn (+28)
 ✅Manhattan (+29)
 ✅Bronx (+33)
 ✅Queens… pic.twitter.com/j1R4R9yJRi

— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) April 8, 2026

Net favorables

Brooklyn (+28)
Manhattan (+29)
Bronx (+33)
Queens (+12)
Staten Island (-27)
White: (+8)
Black (+53)
Latino (+29)
Age 18-29 (+42)
Age 30-44 (+23)
Age 45-59 (+3)
Age 60+ (+21)
Men (+16)
Women (+27)

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So 48% is good for a democrat less than a year into his term? Interesting lol

Spending 10x more on a grocery store that takes 3 years to build will really do wonders for his numbers. He's already had to back track numerous campaign promises that he can't keep

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If you win a football game by a score of 48 to 30, that would be considered a solid win by everyone, except for people with an extraordinary amount of BAD FAITH.

We'll see how his grocery program performs in a year or two.

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What a terrible, terrible analogy and an absolute cope job.

0% logic and reasoning

His ONE grocery store isn't supposed to be built for 3 years and it's going to cost a ridiculous price. That's socialism for ya

100% they voted for it

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Trump would kill for a +18 favorability rating. Only a complete moron would double down on the notion that a 48% favorable / 30% unfavorable is a bad poll ratio in US politics. Though for some people on this board, doubling down on stupid is their main hobby.

What is the total budget for that grocery, and what percentage of the city budget does that represent, and how does it compare to a municipal food bank project, or a public library for that matter.

Meanwhile, it's pretty amusing to see all the MDS people keep obsessing over him while he's kicking @ss at Gracie Mansion.

How is the sharia law coming along in Gotham? teehee.

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There hadn't been a post about him in 5 days, hardly an obsession

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You know that there is a whole cottage industry in the internet dedicated to bring him down, I mean his opponent received $20M+. There are at least 4 threads dedicated to Mamdani on this board the last year alone...

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20 mil, sounds real cottage

NYC: The Islamic Marxist ruler of New York doxxed Ken Griffin's Manhattan apartment to 50 million viewers. A UnitedHealthcare CEO was assassinated after being publicly targeted the same way. Mamdani is pushing confiscatory taxes on wealthy New Yorkers & pointing mobs at their… pic.twitter.com/D7HIsxKycG

— @amuse (@amuse) April 17, 2026

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NYC: The Islamic Marxist ruler of New York doxxed Ken Griffin's Manhattan apartment to 50 million viewers. A UnitedHealthcare CEO was assassinated after being publicly targeted the same way. Mamdani is pushing confiscatory taxes on wealthy New Yorkers & pointing mobs at their… pic.twitter.com/D7HIsxKycG

— @amuse (@amuse) April 17, 2026

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Amuse is ragebaiting. That HMO CEO shot by Luigi M. was not anywhere near his home, he was going to a conference at a hotel:

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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in a "brazen, targeted attack" outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of December 4, 2024. The 50-year-old executive was walking to an investor conference when a gunman fired at him

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The addresses of high profile people like the Citadel hedge fund billionaire Griffin usually are public knowledge.

Griffin is worth $50 billion, if anything getting an extra $50 grand from him to finance daycare is exactly what the people who voted for Mamdani wanted.

In a K-shaped economy, the people at the very top like Griffin, Bezos or Musk will pay and promote shills like "amuse" to push an agenda that vilifies any attempt to rectify the fact that the majority of wealth created in the past several decades has been captured by the top earners.Any criticism of crony capitalism will get labelled as "Marxist".

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We have a winner: Mamdani's Mart tops the list! @NYCMayor pic.twitter.com/jMcPqgrhNq

— Boris Wertz (@bwertz) April 17, 2026

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Polymarket is evil for all the obvious reasons but it is also a right wing machine for lying https://t.co/eo5rw9bmVF pic.twitter.com/uBcTgN7P3i

— DreⱯd is Here 2024 (@Deve_Dy) April 18, 2026

If that was my goal, to open a subsidized grocery store, do something quick, logical, basic. Offer 500 or 1,000 limited items. Find great deals to offer. Security and insurance will be a big deal in most poorer areas. Three years? Costs will only go higher.

First 60 - 90 seconds shows the state of some New York streets.

An unrelated post from a realtor claimed a rush on properties in New Jersey, Monmouth County, her clients bid $150,000 over list and lost out. Claims a NY exodus.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1924115024878904/?mibextid=9drbnH

Three stock exchanges to have a Texas branch.

Goldman Sachs CEO FINALLY Speaks On Why He Is Moving Thousands Of New York Jobs To Texas

"Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has laid bare the brutal truth behind shifting thousands of high-paying New York jobs to Texas. What started as quiet internal whispers has exploded into a half-billion-dollar bet that the Big Apple's golden era is fading fast while the Lone Star State surges ahead. The stark choice handed to veteran executivesrelocate or leavereveals a deeper economic reckoning few saw coming."

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Three stock exchanges to have a Texas branch.

Goldman Sachs CEO FINALLY Speaks On Why He Is Moving Thousands Of New York Jobs To Texas

"Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has laid bare the brutal truth behind shifting thousands of high-paying New York jobs to Texas. What started as quiet internal whispers has exploded into a half-billion-dollar bet that the Big Apple's golden era is fading fast while the Lone Star State surges ahead. The stark choice handed to veteran executivesrelocate or leavereveals a deeper economic reckoning few saw coming."

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Few saw coming?

Not true at all.

The Dallas- Fort Worth area has been an up and coming financial servicesc center going back nearly 10 years.

BREAKING: Barricades clashes continue between anti Israel protesters and the NYPD during the march from Park East Synagogue "Land Sale" event. pic.twitter.com/xJZ4ZPWwjh

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) May 6, 2026

Oopsie.

NYC: Ken Griffin is killing a major NYC Citadel project after Zohran Mamdani doxxed his home to millions. Griffin called it "frightening" citing the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. Mamdani painted a target on Griffin's back & Griffin responded by taking his jobs, his taxes &… pic.twitter.com/tb935xQTzW

— @amuse (@amuse) May 6, 2026

"Billionaires will leave if you tax them," is a myth created by billionaires so you won't tax them. pic.twitter.com/RHLP3k2iUh

— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) May 12, 2026

When we came into office, we uncovered a $12 billion budget deficit.

Today, I’m proud to say we brought it down to zero.

We didn’t close the gap on the backs of working people.

We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets and making historic investments in public… pic.twitter.com/TbNu6fhvjs

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) May 12, 2026

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"Billionaires will leave if you tax them," is a myth created by billionaires so you won't tax them. pic.twitter.com/RHLP3k2iUh

— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) May 12, 2026

When we came into office, we uncovered a $12 billion budget deficit.

Today, I’m proud to say we brought it down to zero.

We didn’t close the gap on the backs of working people.

We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets and making historic investments in public… pic.twitter.com/TbNu6fhvjs

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) May 12, 2026

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Also, wasn't the city deficit reduced by a state bailout?

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FYI NYC accounts for 60% of NY State budget, the majority of NY State budget comes from NYC, so the state pitching in to cover part of the NYC deficit would be expected.

They're fleeing Cali, different tax structure? The billionaires tax is allegedly 'one time', and allegedly only '5%', but supposedly they can confiscate up to 50% of new IPO shares? Hence the exit.

Progressives unable to cut, be efficient, or find fraud. Newsom cut oversight. We just learned his wife has been paid over $3 Million.

We've removed major hurdles to building affordable housing —  a move that will get homes up nearly 2 years faster.

We’re in a race to tackle our housing crisis, because working New Yorkers can't afford to wait. pic.twitter.com/dpPPS8Ru8M

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) May 14, 2026

Officials claim approximately 500,000 illegal immigrants in New York City, probably much more than that.

Forty percent of New York City's population is foreign born. Not just second and third generation immigrants. Foreign born. Almost half the city wasn't born in this country.

Likely undercount illegal immigrants.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani mocks Ronald Reagan’s infamous quote.

“I can think of nine words more terrifying than ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help…’”

“I worked all day and can’t feed my family.” pic.twitter.com/ZteyFvA5Lg

— Jacobin (@jacobin) May 18, 2026

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Likely undercount illegal immigrants.

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Yes, and I'm sure that NYC has long had a lot of illegal immigrants too. Is the suggestion that the current number is far higher than the historical norm? What is that norm?

Yes.

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Yes.

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Okay, so what was the historical norm of foreign-born in NYC?

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Forty percent of New York City's population is foreign born. Not just second and third generation immigrants. Foreign born. Almost half the city wasn't born in this country.

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The actual number is around 37% or 38%, per studies.

https://cmsny.org/publications/data-briefing-on-new-york-city-immigrants/

Also, I suspect NYC has historically been like this. It's where a lot of immigrants first arrive. Is this supposed to scare everyone?

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1980 - 23%
1990 - 28%
2000 - 35%
2026 - 40%

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/historical-population/1790-2000_nyc_total_foreign_birth.pdf

🚨JUST IN 🚨

Senate Republicans have uncovered a new Soros funded scheme using “foreign proxy advisers” to prevent companies in New York from leaving Mamdani’s socialist hell to red states.

This story needs to get attention ASAP & stopped. Share everywhere 👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/7YoRmACI77

— Melissa Tate (@TheRightMelissa) May 21, 2026

🔥 AWESOME! El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said he DESTROYED Soros influence in his country — USA needs to do the same

"Who elected Soros to dictate policy and laws? Why does he feel entitled to impose his agenda? Soros and his cronies hit a BRICK WALL in El Salvador. Thank… pic.twitter.com/1kGiVbJqh3

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 23, 2026

^^ As POTUS is making DC Beautiful Again. Over twenty public fountains were inoperable?!

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First 60 - 90 seconds shows the state of some New York streets.

An unrelated post from a realtor claimed a rush on properties in New Jersey, Monmouth County, her clients bid $150,000 over list and lost out. Claims a NY exodus.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1924115024878904/?mibextid=9drbnH

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So NYC housing prices are coming down? That guy keeps delivering.

Conservative Staten Island seeks to break away from NYC Socialism.

Cal88 said:

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movielover said:

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First 60 - 90 seconds shows the state of some New York streets.

An unrelated post from a realtor claimed a rush on properties in New Jersey, Monmouth County, her clients bid $150,000 over list and lost out. Claims a NY exodus.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1924115024878904/?mibextid=9drbnH

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So NYC housing prices are coming down? That guy keeps delivering.

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That's been going on for years in New Jersey

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Conservative Staten Island seeks to break away from NYC Socialism.

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Cops and heroin users to secede

The "pied--terre" property tax on non-residents finally got legislative approval and will only apply to NYC .

It is not what Mandami asked for, but is a compromise. It is imposed on second homes (valued at $1 million or more and will take effect in two different phases.

In the first two years the tax years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 condos and co-ops valued at more than $1 million by the city's Department of Finance will be subject to the tax. Properties worth between $1 million and $3 million will face a 4% annual tax; properties valued at $3 million to $5 million will face a 5.25% tax; and those above $5 million will face a 6.5% tax. While the tax seems large relative to current rates when say compared to CA, experts say the city's antiquated assessment and valuation system dramatically undervalues properties, reducing the burden. City valuations can often be 10% or less of the true market value.

The City is required over the next two years to update valuations and the tax according to the budget documents. Starting in the 2028-2029 tax year, the property values will be based on comparable sales. Since valuations will skyrocket, the tax rates will fall to compensate.

After the valuation adjustments, properties worth between $5 million and $15 million will be subject to a surcharge tax rate of 0.8%; properties between $15 million and $25 million will be taxed at 1.05%; and properties over $25 million will be taxed at 1.3% surcharge, according to the budget plan. So the ongoing run tax increases will be between .8% to1.05%.

Mandami, who seems to suffer from Trump proclivity for exaggeration, claims the tax will add $500 million in annual revenue, which sounds like a lot, but with NYC having around a $ 115 Billion annual budget, represents far less than 1% of the budget, before Mamdami's proposed increases for promised programs. The New York City Treasure indicates only an expected $340 million annual bump is expected due to anticipated sales of property by
non-residents to residents, and somewhat from a price depression in luxury properties in general.

The small revenue production from this tax versus the size of NYC's budget and budget deficits seems to suggest
that this may be a narrow political victory for Mandami that supports his political agenda, but does next to nothing in terms of substantive financial impact. NYC seems to be great a turning out politicians who overstate their accomplishments.

The residential property surcharge is not applied to boats, nor would it apply to the non-resident wealthy whose primary residences are luxury boats and have a residence in New York City (e.g. David Geffen and Larry Ellison).