Mamdani Versus New York City – JP

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Doral, Florida — New York is often considered the “Great American City,” or at least among the top three, alongside Chicago and San Francisco—back when those were livable cities. It is undoubtedly the nation’s business capital, having been founded in 1625 by the Dutch West India Company as a commercial enterprise. From the beginning, the city was a hub for trade and finance. The Dutch were also notably welcoming to Jews, both in the Old World and the New World, making New Amsterdam an early refuge for Jewish immigrants.

After the British took control in 1664, New York’s commercial focus remained intact. The city’s dominance over its East Coast competitors—Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore—was solidified with the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825, giving it unmatched access to agricultural and commercial goods from the Great Lakes and the Midwest. While railroads later boosted Philadelphia, New York retained its lead.

In the 21st century, Silicon Valley has challenged New York’s economic supremacy. Yet New York has thus far remained dominant, particularly in financial services. However, its financial leadership is increasingly contested: Charlotte, NC, in banking; Dallas, in securities markets; and Miami, in hedge fund management.

New York City in Politics

Politically, however, New York has never been central to the American story:
1. The American Revolution was ignited in Boston, and its foundational institutions were established in Philadelphia. George Washington was driven out of Brooklyn and Manhattan, and made only a brief stand in White Plains. The British occupied the city throughout the war, using prison ships along the East River to lock up American patriots. “Evacuation Day” on November 25, 1783, is still commemorated by locals, especially at Fraunces Tavern near Wall Street.

2. During the Civil War, while Union forces won at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July 1863, New York City was rocked that same month by anti-draft riots, largely led by Irish Catholic immigrants.

3. In the New Deal era, the city elected progressive Republican Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (1933–1945), who expanded government control and regulation—planting seeds for today’s burdensome tax and regulatory environment:
(A) He drove private subway operators out of business, replacing them with government-run transit.
(B) He promoted labor unions, but prohibited public-sector unions.
[C] He expanded public housing, as Zohran Mamdani, the new Democrat candidate for Mayor, now proposes.
(D) He forced sidewalk vendors into government-run markets—precursors to Mamdani’s proposed government-run grocery stores.
[E] He introduced rent control during WWII—still a cornerstone of Mamdani’s electoral base.

Thus, while New York may be the capital of American capitalism, it has also long served as a bastion of American social democracy. However, this old brand of social democracy once shared a patriotic and civil libertarian core. Today, those values have largely eroded.

Globalism and Grievance Politics

Since 1945, New York has grown as a global city, bolstered by the UN’s presence and waves of immigration since 1965. Today, the Muslim population exceeds 800,000, roughly 9% of the city’s total. In response, Mamdani has vilified Indian Prime Minister Modi, a Hindu nationalist and former chief minister of the Indian State of Gujarat—birthplace of Mamdani’s Muslim father and site of historic Hindu-Muslim violence. In effect, Mamdani imports South Asian grievances into New York politics.

The Mayoral Election

This November, New Yorkers will elect their next mayor. Incumbent Eric Adams, having left the Democrat Party, is now running as an independent. In the Democrat primary, former Governor Andrew Cuomo lost to Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist and current State Assemblyman.

Mamdani’s platform includes raising taxes, freezing rents, increasing the minimum wage, providing free bus rides, defunding the police, and creating government-run grocery stores. He should consider how similar policies fared in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, or present-day Cuba—but, of course, his goal is precisely that: to remake New York City, and eventually America, into a totalitarian Communist tyranny.

John Catsimatidis, CEO of the Gristedes and D’Agostino grocery chains, has warned that he may shut down his stores if Mamdani is elected. These stores operate on thin margins and serve their communities well.

Moreover, Mamdani has refused to denounce the slogan “Globalize the Intifada,” opposes Israel’s right to exist, and condemned the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear weapons sites. He combines Communist and jihadist ideologies—an embodiment of the Red-Green alliance. During the 2020 George Floyd riots, he posted a photo of himself flipping off a statue of Christopher Columbus—thus he insults both Jews and Italians, historically key New York constituencies. His Muslim jihadist worldview stands in stark contrast to American values.

The Barista Proletariat

Mamdani draws support not only from the usual Manhattan and Brooklyn “Caviar Communists,” but also from a new voting bloc: the “Barista Proletariat.” These are young, college-educated urbanites—mostly Anglo, mostly childless, often single—burdened by student debt and lacking lucrative careers, despite degrees in fields like gender studies, ethnic studies and post-colonial studies.

Many live in Astoria, Queens—Mamdani’s district—just a subway ride from Manhattan, which they cannot afford. Most are renters, drawn by Mamdani’s promises of rent control.

Democrat consultants backing Mayor Adams urge him to build a coalition of taxpayers, small business owners, black, Latino, and Chinese voters to oppose Mamdani’s radical agenda.

On the Republican side, Curtis Sliwa plans another run. Perhaps President Trump can persuade him to withdraw, endorse Adams, and campaign for him—particularly in Latino neighborhoods. Cuomo, meanwhile, refuses to exit the race, but his relevance has faded. As they say in Chicago, you can’t run a loser against a winner.

Looking ahead to the 2026 gubernatorial race, Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik appears to be a strong challenger to incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. Polls show them tied, with Hochul well below 50%. A Miami fundraiser for Stefanik is being organized by Remedios Diaz-Oliver.

A Coalition of Hatred

Vice President J.D. Vance has noted that Mamdani’s coalition consists of mutually contradictory elements—Muslim jihadists, woke urbanites and globalist institutions—unified not by shared ideals but by shared enemies. They do not represent the poor or dispossessed, but rather angry and disaffected elites.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali of the Hoover Institution views Mamdani as an ungrateful newcomer who rejects the freedoms and opportunities America has given him. His coalition, indoctrinated in grievance and activism by our educational institutions, lacks grounding in any serious discipline. Today, universities no longer teach disciplines—they teach “studies.”

Sam Altman, co-founder of ChatGPT, has rejected Mamdani’s call to eliminate billionaires. Altman affirms his belief in America, capitalism, and the power of science and markets. He champions innovation, entrepreneurship, and educational reform. Today, Altman has left the Democrat coalition and calls himself politically homeless.