Who are you voting for in the Dem primary for mayor?

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Anonymous wrote:Believe me or not, I really don’t care. When one side is resorting to conspiracy theories and limp personal attacks and the other side isn’t, it’s incredibly obvious to everyone else watching which side is winning the argument.

It is the pro-Mamdani person who went on and on and on about the anti-Mamdani people not living here. Conspiracy theories? Childish?

The Israel issue has been blown out of proportion. The vast majority of people who oppose Mamdani have that pretty low on their list of concerns. Because ultimately, he is running for mayor of NY, and that job has little to do with Israel. I am a generally anti-Mamdani Jew and I will be honest and say that I am frustrated with those who oppose him and keep harping on that issue. I am more concerned with his really poor response to it (he could have easily made it go away) than the potential for him truly being anti-semitic.

I am still waiting for the pro-Mamdani person (I also think it is just one) to say one slightly negative thing about him. It really won't make you a worse person. I can say plenty of bad things about every candidate I have ever supported. As I have said before, they are being very Trumpy in their blind obedience.

No, actually that’s me. I’m one of the pro M posters who still doesn’t think you actually live here.

Why is it so important to you for people to say what they don’t like about Mamdani? Weird. As you’ve pointed out over and over, he doesn’t have much experience, so there isn’t much to be upset with him over.

Fwiw I ranked Cuomo first but he lost, so I’ve moved on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/17/mamdani-turns-on-the-charm-meets-his-critics-head-on-00459150

Mamdani is meeting with people and building bridges. Cuomo and Adams are hanging out in the Hamptons, courting the 1%, and desperately trying to knock Mamdani.

And you do recall that Cuomo raised taxes on high earners and corps when he was governor, right? But when Mamdani talks about this, he’s going to wreck the entire country? Got it.

More moderate Dems would endorse Mamdani but they’re terrified of upsetting Zionist donors. Pathetic.

When he was governor, dealing with a state income tax. Name me the city income tax rate in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and Boston. The 1% you disparage are why the city is a good place. They fund what you hold near and dear and they are increasingly mobile. Prop 13, cleaner streets, and year round sunshine make the Bay Area pretty desirable. For recent grads, tech is now a better ticket than finance except for the very tippy top of asset managers.

As publishing houses, galleries, parks, and other institutions in the city further decay (they are shadows of themselves), more and more will look for the exit (like rent controlled landlords are now). I do not care one bit whether renters in the South Bronx or East New York fall through their floors or have exposed asbestos no one wants to remove. This is the city Mamdani wants.

Ok you are obviously clueless and/or a troll. Again, you show a remarkable ignorance of actual city life.

The decline of publishing houses (what a strange thing to reference) has zero to do with the mayor, and everything to do with business realities. It’s not 1920 anymore.

And parks are doing just fine. There is a huge park project right now on the east side along the waterway and it’s been wonderful. And of course the high line a few years back. And revitalization projects on the west side and Brooklyn. West side even has a beach now. So fun.

Galleries? No idea what you’re even talking about. They are all over the city. Flourishing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe me or not, I really don’t care. When one side is resorting to conspiracy theories and limp personal attacks and the other side isn’t, it’s incredibly obvious to everyone else watching which side is winning the argument.

It is the pro-Mamdani person who went on and on and on about the anti-Mamdani people not living here. Conspiracy theories? Childish?

The Israel issue has been blown out of proportion. The vast majority of people who oppose Mamdani have that pretty low on their list of concerns. Because ultimately, he is running for mayor of NY, and that job has little to do with Israel. I am a generally anti-Mamdani Jew and I will be honest and say that I am frustrated with those who oppose him and keep harping on that issue. I am more concerned with his really poor response to it (he could have easily made it go away) than the potential for him truly being anti-semitic.

I am still waiting for the pro-Mamdani person (I also think it is just one) to say one slightly negative thing about him. It really won't make you a worse person. I can say plenty of bad things about every candidate I have ever supported. As I have said before, they are being very Trumpy in their blind obedience.

No, actually that’s me. I’m one of the pro M posters who still doesn’t think you actually live here.

Why is it so important to you for people to say what they don’t like about Mamdani? Weird. As you’ve pointed out over and over, he doesn’t have much experience, so there isn’t much to be upset with him over.

Fwiw I ranked Cuomo first but he lost, so I’ve moved on.

It is so fun living rent free in your head with your obsession about whether all of the anti-Mamdani people actually live in NYC. And the one good part about Mamdani is that since I am living rent free in your head, my rent won't go up.

I think you have thrown this at several people and several have given extremely specific details that would make it very clear that they live in NYC. Not that they should have to prove this. But you go on with your bad self.

[Anonymous]

Banks are getting out of NYC as quickly as possible. They have all realized that a lot of the top talent has to be here, but most other roles can be filled elsewhere. So many jobs are being near-shored or off-shored. Goldman has tons of people in Salt Lake City and elsewhere. Citi just announced a big new complex in Charlotte and has huge (and growing) complexes in Dallas-area, Tampa and Buffalo. Morgan Stanley in Alpharetta. And so on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Believe me or not, I really don’t care. When one side is resorting to conspiracy theories and limp personal attacks and the other side isn’t, it’s incredibly obvious to everyone else watching which side is winning the argument.

It is the pro-Mamdani person who went on and on and on about the anti-Mamdani people not living here. Conspiracy theories? Childish?

The Israel issue has been blown out of proportion. The vast majority of people who oppose Mamdani have that pretty low on their list of concerns. Because ultimately, he is running for mayor of NY, and that job has little to do with Israel. I am a generally anti-Mamdani Jew and I will be honest and say that I am frustrated with those who oppose him and keep harping on that issue. I am more concerned with his really poor response to it (he could have easily made it go away) than the potential for him truly being anti-semitic.

I am still waiting for the pro-Mamdani person (I also think it is just one) to say one slightly negative thing about him. It really won't make you a worse person. I can say plenty of bad things about every candidate I have ever supported. As I have said before, they are being very Trumpy in their blind obedience.

No, actually that’s me. I’m one of the pro M posters who still doesn’t think you actually live here.

Why is it so important to you for people to say what they don’t like about Mamdani? Weird. As you’ve pointed out over and over, he doesn’t have much experience, so there isn’t much to be upset with him over.

Fwiw I ranked Cuomo first but he lost, so I’ve moved on.

It is so fun living rent free in your head with your obsession about whether all of the anti-Mamdani people actually live in NYC. And the one good part about Mamdani is that since I am living rent free in your head, my rent won't go up.

I think you have thrown this at several people and several have given extremely specific details that would make it very clear that they live in NYC. Not that they should have to prove this. But you go on with your bad self.

I really don’t care where you live, but I think it’s laughable you post on here so obsessively, claiming NY will be ‘ruined’ under Mamdani, yet you don’t seem to have even a basic grasp of the current state of the city.

So please explain to me. What’s your plan for schools since you’ll be staying in Palm beach? Funny that you can’t even begin to answer that, whereas every other NYC parent obsesses over these issues for months and years in advance.

And let’s hear about all of these parks that are so awful now? Where’s that exactly? Genuinely curious because I want to make sure I avoid them!!

And the ‘publishing houses’ in decline? I’d love to hear more about those. Which ‘publishing houses’? That’s really good info, so again, please let all of us know.

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Anonymous wrote:Banks are getting out of NYC as quickly as possible. They have all realized that a lot of the top talent has to be here, but most other roles can be filled elsewhere. So many jobs are being near-shored or off-shored. Goldman has tons of people in Salt Lake City and elsewhere. Citi just announced a big new complex in Charlotte and has huge (and growing) complexes in Dallas-area, Tampa and Buffalo. Morgan Stanley in Alpharetta. And so on.

You really have your fake talking points lined up, don’t you?

Banks and other co have been opening up satellite offices outside of NYC for years, even before COVID. Like all big co, they learned many of their back office people can be anywhere. This has nothing to do with Mamdani. Charlotte, as one example, is a tech hub where lots of co have moved their IT and tech employees. The move has accelerated because 95% of tech is now cloud based, instead of on prem.

And you’re almost making the point of working on more affordability in NYC. It would be great if tech, hr and similar back end employees could afford to live in NYC.

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Anonymous wrote:Believe me or not, I really don’t care. When one side is resorting to conspiracy theories and limp personal attacks and the other side isn’t, it’s incredibly obvious to everyone else watching which side is winning the argument.

It is the pro-Mamdani person who went on and on and on about the anti-Mamdani people not living here. Conspiracy theories? Childish?

The Israel issue has been blown out of proportion. The vast majority of people who oppose Mamdani have that pretty low on their list of concerns. Because ultimately, he is running for mayor of NY, and that job has little to do with Israel. I am a generally anti-Mamdani Jew and I will be honest and say that I am frustrated with those who oppose him and keep harping on that issue. I am more concerned with his really poor response to it (he could have easily made it go away) than the potential for him truly being anti-semitic.

I am still waiting for the pro-Mamdani person (I also think it is just one) to say one slightly negative thing about him. It really won't make you a worse person. I can say plenty of bad things about every candidate I have ever supported. As I have said before, they are being very Trumpy in their blind obedience.

No, actually that’s me. I’m one of the pro M posters who still doesn’t think you actually live here.

Why is it so important to you for people to say what they don’t like about Mamdani? Weird. As you’ve pointed out over and over, he doesn’t have much experience, so there isn’t much to be upset with him over.

Fwiw I ranked Cuomo first but he lost, so I’ve moved on.

It is so fun living rent free in your head with your obsession about whether all of the anti-Mamdani people actually live in NYC. And the one good part about Mamdani is that since I am living rent free in your head, my rent won't go up.

I think you have thrown this at several people and several have given extremely specific details that would make it very clear that they live in NYC. Not that they should have to prove this. But you go on with your bad self.

I really don’t care where you live, but I think it’s laughable you post on here so obsessively, claiming NY will be ‘ruined’ under Mamdani, yet you don’t seem to have even a basic grasp of the current state of the city.

So please explain to me. What’s your plan for schools since you’ll be staying in Palm beach? Funny that you can’t even begin to answer that, whereas every other NYC parent obsesses over these issues for months and years in advance.

And let’s hear about all of these parks that are so awful now? Where’s that exactly? Genuinely curious because I want to make sure I avoid them!!

And the ‘publishing houses’ in decline? I’d love to hear more about those. Which ‘publishing houses’? That’s really good info, so again, please let all of us know.

You are replying to multiple people. Not all of us agree on all of these issues.

And posting obsessively? Pot. Kettle. Black.

I happen to live near a very nice NYC park (though it could use some work). I am heading out to enjoy the beautiful weather here today in the park. Staying far away from the parade in Brooklyn - I wish them well but it is often chaotic (do you think that makes the news in Palm Beach?).

Thanking my lucky stars that my kids are on the older side so we have had a great run in NYC publics (with some private mixed in) and will largely be done with schools before publics go downhill. This is NYC so I think there will always be some really good schools as the parents will make sure it will happen, but I'm not sure how many. The press has been awful about not pushing Mamdani about plans for schools. And I'm not just referring to SHSAT schools which everyone obsesses over even though they only impact a tiny percentage of kids. I'm talking about schools in general. He has said nothing and no one has asked. He does seem to want to expand programs for younger kids which I think is a good idea (see - I'm not 100% negative about him!).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Banks are getting out of NYC as quickly as possible. They have all realized that a lot of the top talent has to be here, but most other roles can be filled elsewhere. So many jobs are being near-shored or off-shored. Goldman has tons of people in Salt Lake City and elsewhere. Citi just announced a big new complex in Charlotte and has huge (and growing) complexes in Dallas-area, Tampa and Buffalo. Morgan Stanley in Alpharetta. And so on.

You really have your fake talking points lined up, don’t you?

Banks and other co have been opening up satellite offices outside of NYC for years, even before COVID. Like all big co, they learned many of their back office people can be anywhere. This has nothing to do with Mamdani. Charlotte, as one example, is a tech hub where lots of co have moved their IT and tech employees. The move has accelerated because 95% of tech is now cloud based, instead of on prem.

And you’re almost making the point of working on more affordability in NYC. It would be great if tech, hr and similar back end employees could afford to live in NYC.

100% agree that this pre-dates Mamdani. But it will accelerate under him.

I am not opposed to affordability. I think it is critical and a great idea. I am opposed to how he plans to accomplish it. Rent freezes are short-sighted and a dumb idea. Again - those who support Mamdani show a complete lack of understanding of why others oppose him and just assume that we are all evil. And again, there are several of us here and we are not totally unanimous on these things.

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Anonymous wrote:Believe me or not, I really don’t care. When one side is resorting to conspiracy theories and limp personal attacks and the other side isn’t, it’s incredibly obvious to everyone else watching which side is winning the argument.

It is the pro-Mamdani person who went on and on and on about the anti-Mamdani people not living here. Conspiracy theories? Childish?

The Israel issue has been blown out of proportion. The vast majority of people who oppose Mamdani have that pretty low on their list of concerns. Because ultimately, he is running for mayor of NY, and that job has little to do with Israel. I am a generally anti-Mamdani Jew and I will be honest and say that I am frustrated with those who oppose him and keep harping on that issue. I am more concerned with his really poor response to it (he could have easily made it go away) than the potential for him truly being anti-semitic.

I am still waiting for the pro-Mamdani person (I also think it is just one) to say one slightly negative thing about him. It really won't make you a worse person. I can say plenty of bad things about every candidate I have ever supported. As I have said before, they are being very Trumpy in their blind obedience.

No, actually that’s me. I’m one of the pro M posters who still doesn’t think you actually live here.

Why is it so important to you for people to say what they don’t like about Mamdani? Weird. As you’ve pointed out over and over, he doesn’t have much experience, so there isn’t much to be upset with him over.

Fwiw I ranked Cuomo first but he lost, so I’ve moved on.

It is so fun living rent free in your head with your obsession about whether all of the anti-Mamdani people actually live in NYC. And the one good part about Mamdani is that since I am living rent free in your head, my rent won't go up.

I think you have thrown this at several people and several have given extremely specific details that would make it very clear that they live in NYC. Not that they should have to prove this. But you go on with your bad self.

I really don’t care where you live, but I think it’s laughable you post on here so obsessively, claiming NY will be ‘ruined’ under Mamdani, yet you don’t seem to have even a basic grasp of the current state of the city.

So please explain to me. What’s your plan for schools since you’ll be staying in Palm beach? Funny that you can’t even begin to answer that, whereas every other NYC parent obsesses over these issues for months and years in advance.

And let’s hear about all of these parks that are so awful now? Where’s that exactly? Genuinely curious because I want to make sure I avoid them!!

And the ‘publishing houses’ in decline? I’d love to hear more about those. Which ‘publishing houses’? That’s really good info, so again, please let all of us know.

You are replying to multiple people. Not all of us agree on all of these issues.

And posting obsessively? Pot. Kettle. Black.

I happen to live near a very nice NYC park (though it could use some work). I am heading out to enjoy the beautiful weather here today in the park. Staying far away from the parade in Brooklyn - I wish them well but it is often chaotic (do you think that makes the news in Palm Beach?).

Thanking my lucky stars that my kids are on the older side so we have had a great run in NYC publics (with some private mixed in) and will largely be done with schools before publics go downhill. This is NYC so I think there will always be some really good schools as the parents will make sure it will happen, but I'm not sure how many. The press has been awful about not pushing Mamdani about plans for schools. And I'm not just referring to SHSAT schools which everyone obsesses over even though they only impact a tiny percentage of kids. I'm talking about schools in general. He has said nothing and no one has asked. He does seem to want to expand programs for younger kids which I think is a good idea (see - I'm not 100% negative about him!).

Well, I’m sure there are real anti Mamdani posters, of course, but there is clearly at least one who is full of BS and doesn’t seem to understand NYC at all for someone who claims to live here, and with children no less.

So what’s your view on the decline of publishing houses here? Very curious about how your average NYC resident feels about that.

Oh so you’re avoiding the Brooklyn parade today? lol it must be really difficult to do that from your place, right? Wow, good luck with that!

Glad your dc made it through schools. How was their experience?

There are tons of school options in NYC. Tons. I don’t always like the process myself but I can’t say that my dc didn’t have a number of really interesting options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Banks are getting out of NYC as quickly as possible. They have all realized that a lot of the top talent has to be here, but most other roles can be filled elsewhere. So many jobs are being near-shored or off-shored. Goldman has tons of people in Salt Lake City and elsewhere. Citi just announced a big new complex in Charlotte and has huge (and growing) complexes in Dallas-area, Tampa and Buffalo. Morgan Stanley in Alpharetta. And so on.

You really have your fake talking points lined up, don’t you?

Banks and other co have been opening up satellite offices outside of NYC for years, even before COVID. Like all big co, they learned many of their back office people can be anywhere. This has nothing to do with Mamdani. Charlotte, as one example, is a tech hub where lots of co have moved their IT and tech employees. The move has accelerated because 95% of tech is now cloud based, instead of on prem.

And you’re almost making the point of working on more affordability in NYC. It would be great if tech, hr and similar back end employees could afford to live in NYC.

100% agree that this pre-dates Mamdani. But it will accelerate under him.

I am not opposed to affordability. I think it is critical and a great idea. I am opposed to how he plans to accomplish it. Rent freezes are short-sighted and a dumb idea. Again - those who support Mamdani show a complete lack of understanding of why others oppose him and just assume that we are all evil. And again, there are several of us here and we are not totally unanimous on these things.

If the move to satellite offices outside of NYC accelerates under Mamdani, it will have little to do with him and much more to do with tech/structural issues of how modern day companies are run. Have you worked at a major company in the last decade? If you had, you’d know exactly what I mean. I wouldn’t need to explain it at all.

I don’t assume anti M people are evil, but I’ll say they tend to fall into two categories. The very wealthy and/or Jewish who don’t like his stance on Israel. But what I especially don’t like is people pretending to care about NYC posting nonsense about my city and this race.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:“Every single mayor who has preceded him had at least some relevant experience. He has zero.”

“He has been in the state legislature for five years. Better than nothing but not much. That does not qualify him to run NYC in the slightest. LaGuardia served in the House (in DC) for over 10 years. Koch served similarly for eight years plus had extensive legal experience before that.”

So in the space of a few hours you went from “he has zero relevant experience whatsoever” to “his 5 years in one legislature is in no way remotely comparable to another mayor’s 8 years of experience in a different legislature.”

You are nitpicking to avoid admitting that he is not qualified. Perhaps I should have said "virtually zero." He also has "virtually" zero professional experience beyond that. Being a NY state legislator is not comparable to being in the House in Washington. Your pathetic attempt to equate his experience to those of prior mayors was very easily debunked, but now you are trying to reframe it. Your efforts are truly pathetic.

Could you man/woman up and admit that he is a flawed candidate. See how I just admitted I made a mistake? Are you capable of that? Or are you going to be like MAGA and be 100% behind a candidate and refuse to admit any of their flaws. That attitude takes away all of your credibility and it also just makes your golden boy Mamdani look worse.

Look. We are stuck with him. I wish him nothing but the best. We could do worse. But he is a deeply flawed candidate. Refusing to admit that is childish and non-constructive. To his credit, he does seem to be making some effort to engage with others who disagree with him. The question is how much he is actually listening. Hopefully a lot. I'm not saying he needs to completely pivot and be a totally different person. But he needs to come back to reality.

DP. They are all flawed candidates. He’s the best of the bunch.

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Anonymous wrote:There are multiple pro-Mamdani posters here too, I’m making the experience argument because your point is ahistorical and stupid but I’m not responsible for the other recent posts.

The NY Assembly has much more influence over NYC than the US House does. You can argue it’s different experience, but that doesn’t mean it’s less valuable as preparation for running NYC. Certainly there’s little in recent history to suggest that House members have particularly demanding jobs.

(Also I suppose you’re acting like “borough president” is serious executive experience - because the list would get awfully short otherwise - but it isn’t exactly like running a big organization; really your criteria seem to be chosen to favor a) a sitting mayor or b) a former governor, which are rather convenient for your anti-Mamdani purposes but not exactly qualifications many mayors have had)

Keep rambling. The syntax and diction in pro Mamdani posts are all the same, I wonder why….. Go hang out with your imaginary friends or buck up and respond to the anti Mamdani posters who bring up substantive points about affordable housing and federal legislative experience.

DP. I guess you’re not as smart as you think you are - even though you have a place ‘out east’ and another in ‘Palm beach’ and a ‘town house’ in NYC- (this is so obviously trolly and dumb, or else you’re just truly wealthy and clueless) because you failed to pick up on the syntax and diction of different posters.

There are multiple pro Mamdani posters on here. I’m sure there are anti M people too, but so far, no one of any intelligence has shown themselves. It’s all just petty attacks and misrepresentations.

Anyway, Mamdani will win. So I guess you’re going to move, right? But don’t you have kids in schools? What will they do?

Use a thesaurus next time. Every post for Mandani here has the same ad hominem stench.

There are private K-9 schools in the city. It’s not like everyone is there for K-12. Regardless, there are plenty of good boarding schools in the northeast and day schools in Florida. The academics are comparable and the athletics are light years ahead.

What does a thesaurus have to do with it? I am not the poster you were attacking above. So yea, there are multiple pro Mamdani posters.

You’re really trying to tell me about schools in NYC? lol. Yeah, I’m aware that not every school is k-12. Thanks for the brilliant info. So if you’re so wealthy and important, I’m sure you’re already on top of school transfers, since you’re already planning to be in florida starting in October, right?

So where exactly are you sending dc?

I am not telling an internet stranger where my child is going to school. Don’t be weird.

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If you stopped the “if you don’t agree with me you don’t live here” garbage you would get more mileage with your other slightly more intelligent arguments.

The beauty of NYC is its diversity. Your refusal to admit that there are plenty of people here who dislike Mamdani and it is not because we are super rich or racist or stupid shows a lack of understanding and appreciation of that diversity.

There are many of us highly educated moderate Dem UES/UWS (and elsewhere) professionals who are politically engaged and pragmatic who don’t just vote our pocket books who feel this way. But you just insult us. Unfortunately, there are not enough of us to really move the needle much. But we should not be ignored or insulted.

But you be you. I’ve wasted enough time being insulted, spoken to like a child, treated like a self-interested morally devoid Trumper, and so on.

As I said, to his credit, Mamdani is making some effort to reach out to others. But I hope he is truly listening and getting a major reality check.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/17/mamdani-turns-on-the-charm-meets-his-critics-head-on-00459150

Mamdani is meeting with people and building bridges. Cuomo and Adams are hanging out in the Hamptons, courting the 1%, and desperately trying to knock Mamdani.

And you do recall that Cuomo raised taxes on high earners and corps when he was governor, right? But when Mamdani talks about this, he’s going to wreck the entire country? Got it.

More moderate Dems would endorse Mamdani but they’re terrified of upsetting Zionist donors. Pathetic.

When he was governor, dealing with a state income tax. Name me the city income tax rate in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and Boston. The 1% you disparage are why the city is a good place. They fund what you hold near and dear and they are increasingly mobile. Prop 13, cleaner streets, and year round sunshine make the Bay Area pretty desirable. For recent grads, tech is now a better ticket than finance except for the very tippy top of asset managers.

As publishing houses, galleries, parks, and other institutions in the city further decay (they are shadows of themselves), more and more will look for the exit (like rent controlled landlords are now). I do not care one bit whether renters in the South Bronx or East New York fall through their floors or have exposed asbestos no one wants to remove. This is the city Mamdani wants.

Ok you are obviously clueless and/or a troll. Again, you show a remarkable ignorance of actual city life.

The decline of publishing houses (what a strange thing to reference) has zero to do with the mayor, and everything to do with business realities. It’s not 1920 anymore.

And parks are doing just fine. There is a huge park project right now on the east side along the waterway and it’s been wonderful. And of course the high line a few years back. And revitalization projects on the west side and Brooklyn. West side even has a beach now. So fun.

Galleries? No idea what you’re even talking about. They are all over the city. Flourishing.

People aspire to move to New York to be around cultured professionals, the types who work for publishing houses (many of which have left the city). New York’s share of high culture has declined tremendously since the Bloomberg years. Smart recent grads primed to make money don’t think living in Jackson Heights and eating 15 dollar takeout in a cockroach infested rent controlled apartment is the dream. That is Mamdani’s New York.

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Anonymous wrote:Banks are getting out of NYC as quickly as possible. They have all realized that a lot of the top talent has to be here, but most other roles can be filled elsewhere. So many jobs are being near-shored or off-shored. Goldman has tons of people in Salt Lake City and elsewhere. Citi just announced a big new complex in Charlotte and has huge (and growing) complexes in Dallas-area, Tampa and Buffalo. Morgan Stanley in Alpharetta. And so on.

Remind me who has been the mayor for the last 3+ years?