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Mamdani acted like ‘Godfather’ mobster by pulling ‘dangerous’ stunt outside Ken Griffin’s pad to tout new wealth tax: ex-gov

Nypost · · 792 words · By Carl Campanile
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“Mayor Zohran Mamdani acted like a bozo mobster from the “Godfather” by protesting outside billionaire Ken Griffin’s luxury Manhattan pad in a “dangerous’’ stunt, according to ex-Gov. David Paterson.”
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Multiple web search results directly report that David Paterson accused Zohran Mamdani of acting like a 'Godfather' mobster' after a protest outside Ken Griffin's Manhattan apartment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral election took place on June 24, 2025. Voters ranked up to five candidates using ranked-choice voting. The early voting period began on J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_Democratic_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned, and serving out nearly three years of Spitze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson
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“Paterson said Mamdani — who posted a now-viral online video of his staged publicity event outside Griffin’s apartment April 15 — needs to be more mature now that he’s mayor, instead of acting like a lefty street activist.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is heavily reliant on the context of the other claims (0, 2, 6). While the general theme of Paterson criticizing Mamdani's maturity is present in the context of the search results, the specific phrasing regarding the 'staged publicity event outside Griffin's apartment on April 15' cannot be independently verified by multiple sources or specific dates/details beyond the initial context provided in the search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tim Miller (born December 25, 1981) is an American political commentator, YouTube streamer, writer and former political consultant. He was communications director for the Jeb Bush 2016 presidential ca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many notable people have been born in New York City or have adopted it as their home.
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“Paterson said of Hizzoner’s attention grab, designed to support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed new pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes worth more than $5 million.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a tax on luxury second homes, specifically mentioning the $5 million threshold and targeting pieds-à-terre.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned, and serving out nearly three years of Spitze…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathleen Courtney Hochul ( HOH-kəl; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York, the head of the executive branch of New York's state government, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_York
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“The former gov’s comments were made fewer than two years after prep boy-turned-accused assassin Luigi Mangione allegedly killed healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan street in broad daylight.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the alleged shooting of Brian Thompson by Luigi Mangione in Manhattan and the subsequent charges against Mangione. While the exact timeline relative to Paterson's comments is not explicitly cross-referenced across all sources, the core events (Mangione killing Thompson, location, and timing context) are reported by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Capital punishment has not been a penalty under state law in the State of New York since 2004 after the New York Court of Appeals declared that the statute as written was not valid under the state's c…
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“Paterson’s warning also followed two previous assassination attempts on Trump.”
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The web search results mention Trump referring to previous assassination attempts in general (Butler, Palm Beach), but none of the provided snippets explicitly link David Paterson's comments to a specific warning following *two* previous assassination attempts.
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web search NEUTRAL — The president referred to previous attempts on his life, citing assassination attempts in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Palm Beach, Florida, and urging Americans to "resolve our differences." "The dinner …
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web search NEUTRAL — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night.
https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/2026/04/25/close-watch-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump is no stranger to assassination attempts: A look back at past security incidents Saturday night's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is one of at least five major sec…
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“The Trump administration is believed to have been the target of the gunman who tried to blast his way into the famed DC dinner Saturday before being taken down by law enforcement.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michelle Wolf (born June 21, 1985) is an American comedian, writer, producer, and television host. She worked as a contributor and writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show with Trevor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner was an event put on by Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to rival the traditional White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2017. The event was announced on January…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is an organization of journalists who cover the White House and the president of the United States. The WHCA was founded on February 25, 1914, by jou…
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“Mamdani, a democratic socialist, told reporters Friday that he had no regrets when asked about targeting Griffin’s residence while plugging the proposed massive new tax on largely unoccupied luxury homes.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Zohran Mamdani stated he had no regrets about targeting Ken Griffin's residence while promoting the proposed tax on unoccupied luxury homes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mamdani, a democratic socialist, told reporters Friday that he had no regrets when asked about targeting Griffin’s residence while plugging the proposed massive new tax on largely unoccupied luxury ho…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/mamdani-acted-like-god…
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web search NEUTRAL — ” Ken Griffin’s Citadel claps back at Mamdani’s viral ‘penthouse’ video — threatens to scrap $6B NYC development A top executive at his fund blasted the mayor’s comments in a searing, company-wide ema…
https://us.headtopics.com/news/paterson-criticizes-mamdani-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani stood by his decision to single out billionaire Ken Griffin in a viral video promoting a proposed pied-à-terre tax, saying Friday he has no regrets as tensions grow between City Hall an…
https://matzav.com/mamdani-defends-video-targeting-ken-griff…
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“Citadel hedge fund founder Griffin bought the 24,000-square-foot property on Central Park South for $238 million in 2019.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Need a word that can encompass all that one perceives, understands, or knows? It’s just ken. Of course, whether someone is a president, writer, physicist, diplomat, journalist, or even a stereotypical…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. knowledge or understanding: an idea beyond one's ken. 2. range of sight or vision.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 3, 2026 · In common usage a fossil word, found only in phrases such as beyond one’s ken and swim into one’s ken.
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““That home, when it was purchased, was the most expensive home in the United States of America, publicly reported, and it was described as such,” Mamdani said.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm Zohran Mamdani's statement that the home Griffin purchased was publicly reported as the most expensive in the U.S. at the time of purchase.
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“A top executive at his fund blasted the mayor’s comments in a searing, company-wide email last week — and signaled that the firm may pull a $6 billion development project in Midtown.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a company-wide email from a top executive at Citadel threatening to pull a $6 billion development project.
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““From his comments, it is apparent that the Mayor’s view is that these individuals do not contribute enough to the greater good,” Citadel COO Gerald Beeson seethed in the missive, which was obtained by The Post.”
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“Beeson suggested that Citadel may potentially not move forward with its redevelopment project of 350 Park Ave., which he said would bring 6,000 construction jobs and more than 15,000 permanent gigs in Midtown.”
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“A budget watchdog has meanwhile questioned whether the pied-à-terre tax will raise the $500 million a year that backers anticipate — and if it’s needed at all.”
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“He noted that the city of Vancouver didn’t raise the revenues anticipated on its pied-à-terre tax on unoccupied luxury homes because many owners converted them to rentals, thus excluding the properties from the additional levy.”
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“Rein said New York City government has a spending problem that needs to be address to shore up its budget, rather than hiking taxes.”
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