NYC Elects Socialist Millennial Mayor, Billionaires Livid
In what's basically a political episode of 'David vs. Goliath, but David is 34 and rocking free buses,' Zohran Mamdani snagged NYC's mayoral crown with 50% of the vote, crushing Andrew Cuomo at 41.4% and Curtis Sliwa's 7.7%. Mamdaniâs campaign promised free childcare, rent freezes, and no-cost busesâyes, public transit without the usual guilt trip. Billionaires from Mike Bloomberg to Bill Ackman poured millions into backing Cuomo, who also conveniently got last-minute Trump and Elon Musk endorsements, the very duo who basically screamed 'Vote Cuomo!' via social media as though they were trying out cosplay as campaign managers. Over a million New Yorkers voted for Mamdaniâthe first time since John Lindsay in 1969, proving nostalgia really does sell. Despite billionaires warning of an economic Armageddon fueled by tax hikes and threats to flee the city (looking at you, Catsimatidis ready to flee to Jersey), even Wall Street back-office staff love himâbecause apparently, it's hard to code or HR when your rent looks like a mortgage. Jamie Dimon resigned himself to coexistence with the socialistic mayor-to-be, basically saying 'life's tough, now letâs negotiate peace terms.' So, in sum, the city just handed the keys to a 34-year-old democratic socialist who believes billionaires shouldnât existâcall it voluntary chaos in the Big Apple.
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Billionaires storm NYC like tech bros fleeing floods, but voters said no thanksâfree buses and childcare trump golden parachutes. Cuomo, Trump, and Musk tag-teamed for a fail. Zohranâs 34-year-old socialist mayor hoodwinks millionaires and wins because rent is Darth Vader-level evil.
New York just proved millennial socialist mayors with free stuff can topple billionaires and ex-governors. Forget Wall Street elite donations, itâs the back office thatâs woke and ready to revolt against sky-high rents.
Andrew Cuomo & billionaire buddies spent millions to stop Mamdani, but broke math: you canât outspend a city that wants their buses free and their rents frozen. Bonus: Elon Musk unintentionally endorsed âMumdumi.â
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/5/2025 | Author: Madeline Berg,Bryan Metzger,Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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