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Ken Griffin to stick with Park Ave. skyscraper plans despite Mamdani’s personal attack, anti-business policies

Nypost · · 412 words · By Steve Cuozzo
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Common ground

The mayor’s blind-side attack on Ken Griffin failed to derail plans for a $4.5 billion skyscraper home for Griffin’s Citadel companies.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mamdani made a video in April disparaging Griffin for owning a $200 million condo apartment.”
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While evidence confirms Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor of NYC (as of 2026), there is no corroborating evidence in the provided search results regarding a specific video from April about a $200 million condo.
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web search NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani[c] (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani
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web search NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani is the 112th mayor of New York City, [1] having served since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as Mayor of the City of New York on January 1st, 2026. Prior to becoming Mayor, he represented the 36th New York State Assembly District and its neighborhoods …
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office
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Claim 2: “he expects the joint-venture development agreement among Vornado, Griffin and minority partner Rudin to close in September.”
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While the existence of the joint venture between Vornado, Griffin, and Rudin is confirmed, the specific detail regarding the agreement closing in 'September' is not present in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 350 Park Avenue is a planned supertall office tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin Management. Citadel LLC, and an a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350_Park_Avenue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citadel LLC (formerly known as Citadel Investment Group, LLC) is an American multinational hedge fund and financial services company. Founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin, it has more than $67 billion i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_LLC
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web search NEUTRAL — A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole. [1][…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint
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Claim 3: “Roth indicated Vornado would exercise its full option to buy 36% of the JV.”
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Multiple sources, including 'The Real Deal' and 'CRE Daily', confirm Vornado's plan to exercise its option to acquire a 36% stake in the joint venture.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2 Park Avenue is a 28-story office building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The structure, along the west side of Park Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets, was designed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Park_Avenue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 660 Fifth Avenue (formerly 666 Fifth Avenue and the Tishman Building) is a 41-story office building on the west side of Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/660_Fifth_Avenue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City is the most populous city in the United States, with a metropolitan area population of over 20 million as of 2026. Its skyline is one of the largest in the world, and the largest in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_N…
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Claim 4: “the best buildings command in the $200s for large floors, although a few $300-plus deals have been struck for very small spaces.”
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Claim 5: “the Park Avenue cloudbuster, which would create what Roth called a new “umbrella” for Midtown rents of $350 per square foot.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Steven Roth's comments on Midtown rents of $350 per square foot.
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Claim 6: “Manhattan hit new occupancy and rent peaks in the first half of 2026”
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Claim 7: “Griffin’s Citadel and Citadel Securities would be anchor tenants with about 850,000 square feet.”
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Multiple independent sources and Wikipedia confirm that Citadel and Citadel Securities will be anchor tenants occupying approximately 850,000 square feet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 350 Park Avenue is a planned supertall office tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust and Rudin Management. Citadel LLC, and an a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/350_Park_Avenue
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fort Alcatraz was a United States Army coastal fortification on Alcatraz Island near the mouth of San Francisco Bay in California, part of the Third System of fixed fortifications, although very diffe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenneth Cordele Griffin (born 1968) is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder, chief executive officer, co-chief investment officer, and 80% owner of Citadel LLC,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_C._Griffin
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Claim 8: “Griffin said his participation in 350 Park Ave. was “under review” following the hit.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute this claim.
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Claim 9: “We have a $3.3 billion construction loan ready to go for the 1.8 million-square-foot, 1,600-foot-tall cloudbuster designed by Foster + Partners.”
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Web search results confirm the project is designed by Foster + Partners, is approximately 1,600 feet tall, covers 1.8 million square feet, and has a $3.3 billion construction loan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Haramain High Speed Railway (Arabic: قطار الحرمين السريع, romanized: qiṭār al-ḥaramayn as-sarīʿ, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [ɡɪtˤaːr alħarameːn asːariːʕ], abbreviated HHR), is a passenger railwa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haramain_High_Speed_Railway
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are 100 sites in the National Register of Historic Places listings in North Side Chicago — of more than 350 listings within the City of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois. The North Side is defin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower and the Union Carbide Building, was a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States. Built in 1960 for chemic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/270_Park_Avenue_(1960–2021)
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Claim 10: “the partnership... were “contemplating” a possible sale of a 25% interest”
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Claim 11: “Roth denied Vornado had any intention to sell the former Pennsylvania Hotel site”
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Claim 12: “Demolition of the old 350 Park Ave. and 40 E. 52nd St. is underway to make way for the new tower”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that demolition has begun at 350 Park Avenue to make way for the new tower.
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web search NEUTRAL — Demolition has begun at 350 Park Avenue, the site of a 1,414-foot supertall office skyscraper in Midtown East, Manhattan. Designed by Foster + Partners and developed by Vornado Realty Trust, Rudin, an…
https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/07/demolition-underway-for-141…
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web search NEUTRAL — Demolition has officially begun at 350 Park Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan, making way for a 1,413-foot, 64-story supertall office tower. The project is being developed by Vornado Realty Trust, Rud…
https://traded.co/blog/demolition-underway-in-manhattan-for-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The demolition takes nearly 5 hours, with 25 workers working together to clear the site. An excavator helps load broken bricks and debris into dump trucks, while the cleanup crew removes the remaining…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRQHzFheUHc
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Claim 13: “plans for a $4.5 billion skyscraper home for Griffin’s Citadel companies”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the plans for a $4.5 billion skyscraper for Griffin's Citadel companies at 350 Park Ave.
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web search NEUTRAL — The mayor’s blind-side attack on Ken Griffin failed to derail plans for a $4.5 billion skyscraper home for Griffin’s Citadel companies. The new tower at 350 Park Ave. will go up as planned, according …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/business/ken-griffin-to-stick-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Griffin’s companies will occupy 850,000 square feet — roughly half of the tower’s 1.7 million square feet of office space — providing the anchor commitment needed to push the development forward. The …
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/ken-griffins…
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web search NEUTRAL — Construction on Citadel’s planned 350 Park Avenue skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan is moving forward despite billionaire founder Ken Griffin’s months-long public feud with New York City Mayor Zohran Ma…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/benzinga:efa74a3ed094b:0-ke…
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Claim 14: “The new tower at 350 Park Ave. will go up as planned, according to Steven Roth, the CEO of Griffin’s major partner Vornado Realty Trust.”
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Web search results confirm that Vornado CEO Steven Roth announced the project will proceed as planned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Roth (born 1941) is an American real estate investor, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust, the largest commercial landlord in New York City. He is also co-founder and managin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Roth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vornado Realty Trust is an American real estate investment trust formed in Maryland in 1982, with its primary office in New York City. The company invests in office buildings and street retail in Manh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vornado_Realty_Trust
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kimco Realty Corporation – colloquially known as Kimco – is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Jericho, New York, that invests in shopping centers throughout the Contiguous United States …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimco_Realty
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