Critics ask if Mamdani received illegal gifts to secure subsidized apartments

Criticism of the socialist candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, He is intensifying after the supervisory agency sent a complaint to the New York Government Ethics Commission because of his acquisition of a rent-stable apartment with a revenue of nearly $150,000 a year.

In Mamdani’s rival, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, began criticizing Mamdani for taking over Mamdani as the New York state legislator who earns about $150,000 a year, and the issue began earlier this month. Cuomo recently announced its approval “The Law of Zoran,” This will “shut the rich” he saids Affordable housing. ”

“New York State Councilor Zohran Mamdani reportedly lives in a one-bedroom, stable rental apartment near Astoria, Queens. In a public statement, Mr. Mamdani said his monthly rent was about $2,300. The New York State Ethics and Lobbying Commission is reviewed by Fox News Digital in the administration of U.S. economic research economist Jason Sorens.

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“The public discussed his lease schedule regarding the New York State Code of Ethics rules for the application of elected officials,” Sorens’ complaint continued. “If the relevant code of ethics rules apply to Mr. Mamdani’s lease begins, it is appropriate to investigate whether he can be aided in ensuring that rents are stable under the law are in compliance with the grants.”

Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital, but Democratic Party The candidate argued that when he made only $47,000, he moved into the apartment without even realizing the fact that the rent was stable.

“The sad attempts of right-wing think tanks and magazine billionaires have made Zohran Mamdani’s mission to make NYC more affordable will fail, as they did in the humiliating failure of New Yorkers to reject Andrew Cuomo.

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Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani earned nearly $150,000 a year for living in a rent-subsidized apartment in New York State. (Theodore Parisian of New York Daily News; by Getty Images Beata Zawrzel/Nurphoto)

However, Sorens described Mamdani’s defense, he did not know his apartment was Stable rentd is “unbelievable”, citing the mayoral candidate’s background is an expert in foreclosure.

“I’m frankly aware that when he was a tenant advocate, he didn’t know his apartment had stabilized, especially because it was a big benefit, not only when you sign a lease, but obviously the year you’re going to maintain each year,” Sorens said.

“I don’t know you, but it will be a big windfall for my family. We’ll notice it. So it’s curious, maybe he’s telling the truth, but it’s curious that he insists he doesn’t know.”

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See an “Rent” sign juxtaposes with an image of the New York City skyline.

Sorens also argued that given the scarcity of affordable apartments New York City, “This invites the question of whether someone might help him become a politically connected activist.”

“The bigger picture here is, you know, I’m not a political surgeon. I’m an economist. But one of the negative effects of my research on rent control, rent control and rent stability is that these policies create an artificially affordable apartment and reward the pull,” Sorens ended. ”