“Savvy investors know that a mayor only has so much power and is term-limited. If Mamdani scares some investors away, others will see an opportunity. The market will decide.”
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
Mamdani panic attack: What if he freezes market-rate rents?
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has caused such panic among some people that they think he could make the city a socialist state.
therealdeal.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“Savvy investors know that a mayor only has so much power and is term-limited. If Mamdani scares some investors away, others will see an opportunity. The market will decide.”
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
"Despite all the handwringing about democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and his perceived negative impact on the real estate market, 24 of the 41 contracts were signed in the days after Mamdani’s victory.”
www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
Manhattan luxury home sales surge in days after Mamdani victory
The top contract was for a penthouse condo at 15 Hudson Yards, asking almost $30 million.
www.crainsnewyork.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"Despite all the handwringing about democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and his perceived negative impact on the real estate market, 24 of the 41 contracts were signed in the days after Mamdani’s victory.”
www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
“You have whitewashed your hands, soothed your conscience, and may now look in the mirror with the impression that you have done something. Did you stop to ask yourselves what change your decision has truly achieved?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“You have whitewashed your hands, soothed your conscience, and may now look in the mirror with the impression that you have done something. Did you stop to ask yourselves what change your decision has truly achieved?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
Key line and the biggest open question: “If Mamdani becomes mayor and can’t or won’t defy the interest groups that oppose housing reform, housing won’t get built.”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Mamdani Has a Point About Rent Control
In an interview, the candidate argued that the policy is essential to get voters on board with pro-housing reforms.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Key line and the biggest open question: “If Mamdani becomes mayor and can’t or won’t defy the interest groups that oppose housing reform, housing won’t get built.”
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
“The problem is that, sooner or later, in one form or another, everyone ends up paying.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Mamdani Is Benefitting From New York City’s Changing Workforce
Is the city that defines modern capitalism really about to elect a self-described democratic socialist as mayor? If the answer turns out to be yes, as seems likely, then the explanation may lie in New...
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“The problem is that, sooner or later, in one form or another, everyone ends up paying.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“The biggest danger may be that the city’s success makes it complacent about its flaws and challenges.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
New York’s Golden Handcuffs: Why the City Has a Special Hold on the Rich
Don’t bet on a millionaire exodus if Mamdani wins the mayorship.
www.bloomberg.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“The biggest danger may be that the city’s success makes it complacent about its flaws and challenges.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is the best. Sports and food are the biggest unifiers.
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is the best. Sports and food are the biggest unifiers.
Climate doomerism helps sell movies and generate clicks, but it doesn’t help people, which really isn’t the goal of climate doomers in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
Opinion | Bill Gates Has a Point
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Climate doomerism helps sell movies and generate clicks, but it doesn’t help people, which really isn’t the goal of climate doomers in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...
This is awful and heartbreaking. Fascist, religious extremists are about to take over Mali.
www.ft.com/content/36fa...
www.ft.com/content/36fa...
Jihadis encircle Mali’s capital as they close in on power
Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists tighten blockade around Bamako as military regime reels
www.ft.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is awful and heartbreaking. Fascist, religious extremists are about to take over Mali.
www.ft.com/content/36fa...
www.ft.com/content/36fa...
Al Qaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the West African nation of Mali, which, should the city fall, would become the first country in the world run by the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
Al Qaeda Is on the Brink of Taking Over a Country
If the jihadists succeed in taking Mali, it would become the first country run by the group. The U.S. has warned its citizens to leave the West African nation immediately.
www.wsj.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Al Qaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the West African nation of Mali, which, should the city fall, would become the first country in the world run by the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
www.wsj.com/world/africa...
From the same paper, on the same day. Something tells me that it’s not about “universal human rights.”
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
From the same paper, on the same day. Something tells me that it’s not about “universal human rights.”
Do not stand on the left side of the escalator.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Do not stand on the left side of the escalator.
“Non-wealthy New Yorkers, though, would be a captive audience for Mamdani’s anticipated bold experiments in governance.” - Nicole Gilenas with incontrovertible facts.
www.city-journal.org/article/zohr...
www.city-journal.org/article/zohr...
Mamdani’s Experiments Won’t Faze the Rich
Everyone else, on the other hand, will have no choice but to bear the brunt of his untested ideas.
www.city-journal.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“Non-wealthy New Yorkers, though, would be a captive audience for Mamdani’s anticipated bold experiments in governance.” - Nicole Gilenas with incontrovertible facts.
www.city-journal.org/article/zohr...
www.city-journal.org/article/zohr...
In sum, “free buses” costs more than what’s been touted and wouldn’t actually make buses faster, but it sounds good on the campaign trail.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Can Faster Buses Really Be Free?
An analysis of the possible promise and fundamental tension in one of Zohran Mamdani’s big plans for New York.
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In sum, “free buses” costs more than what’s been touted and wouldn’t actually make buses faster, but it sounds good on the campaign trail.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The first American killed in a hate crime after 9/11 was a Sikh man named Balbir Singh Sodhi. He was shot by a man who thought he was Muslim as a retaliation for the attacks.
A real leader of NYC should know the consequences of such lame, stupid rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
A real leader of NYC should know the consequences of such lame, stupid rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
After Remark About Mamdani and Sept. 11, Cuomo Faces Democratic Rebukes
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The first American killed in a hate crime after 9/11 was a Sikh man named Balbir Singh Sodhi. He was shot by a man who thought he was Muslim as a retaliation for the attacks.
A real leader of NYC should know the consequences of such lame, stupid rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
A real leader of NYC should know the consequences of such lame, stupid rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/n...
If you help sustain the civic and cultural life that first drew you in and act like a neighbor rather than an investor, then buying the home you once dreamed of isn’t just defensible; it may even soften, in some modest way, the forces you’re worried about.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
Is It Bad to Buy Into a Gentrified Neighborhood?
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If you help sustain the civic and cultural life that first drew you in and act like a neighbor rather than an investor, then buying the home you once dreamed of isn’t just defensible; it may even soften, in some modest way, the forces you’re worried about.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
32% to 37% of the online activity criticizing Cracker Barrel in the days after its logo announcement was fueled by fake accounts, with at least two groups of bots driving much of the outrage.
www.wsj.com/business/the...
www.wsj.com/business/the...
The Cracker Barrel Mess Isn’t Over Yet
The online anger over the logo change and calls to oust the CEO were actually turbocharged by bots. Even the green beans are making people mad.
www.wsj.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
32% to 37% of the online activity criticizing Cracker Barrel in the days after its logo announcement was fueled by fake accounts, with at least two groups of bots driving much of the outrage.
www.wsj.com/business/the...
www.wsj.com/business/the...
“The next democratic revival will not come from clever managers or technocratic reforms. It will come from a rediscovery of trust — the invisible rule that makes all others possible.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Democracy’s crisis of faith
When institutions feel biased, many people start to prefer ferocious partisans to neutral arbiters.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“The next democratic revival will not come from clever managers or technocratic reforms. It will come from a rediscovery of trust — the invisible rule that makes all others possible.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“One millionaire venture capitalist said that up until Mamdani’s decisive primary win, she had been oblivious to the extent of anger among the city’s youth.”
*sigh*
www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
*sigh*
www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
New York’s Richest Ask ‘How Dare He?’ as Mamdani Closes In on City Hall
The city’s 1% realize their influence is waning: “It’s hard to be chill and relaxed.”
www.wsj.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“One millionaire venture capitalist said that up until Mamdani’s decisive primary win, she had been oblivious to the extent of anger among the city’s youth.”
*sigh*
www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
*sigh*
www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...
“Every parade has a right to exist.”
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“Every parade has a right to exist.”
“911 is a joke by public enemy” was something I was not expecting to hear at this debate!
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue truck and embalm the goner
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue truck and embalm the goner
October 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“911 is a joke by public enemy” was something I was not expecting to hear at this debate!
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue truck and embalm the goner
They only come and they come when they wanna
So get the morgue truck and embalm the goner
he didn’t actually say what he was apologizing for…
October 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
he didn’t actually say what he was apologizing for…
“Political fragmentation is the result of dissatisfaction with the way democracies have been governing…delivering effective governance is among the most urgent challenges facing democracies across the West.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...
Opinion | The Rise of Social Media and the Fall of Western Democracy
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“Political fragmentation is the result of dissatisfaction with the way democracies have been governing…delivering effective governance is among the most urgent challenges facing democracies across the West.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...