"Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday defended his pick to lead the city's revitalized Office to Protect Tenants after past social media posts resurfaced in which the appointee criticized homeownership and called for reducing white middle-class wealth. It comes after another of Mamdani's appointees, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned after old social media posts surfaced that contained antisemitic statements and criticism of the NYPD."
"My focus as Mayor of New York City is to deliver stability, and we know one critical pathway to that stability is homeownership, and I am frankly so grateful to have so many of my former and now current coworkers, Mamdani said in response to reporters' questions at an unrelated press conference in Queens. Asked about vetting appointees' social media histories, Mamdani said he stood by Cea Weaver, pointing to her record of tenant advocacy."
Zohran Mamdani defended his pick to lead the city's revitalized Office to Protect Tenants after past social media posts resurfaced that criticized homeownership and advocated reducing white middle-class wealth. An earlier appointee, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned after old posts containing antisemitic statements and criticism of the NYPD emerged. Mamdani said his focus is delivering stability and that homeownership is a critical pathway to stability. He said he stood by Cea Weaver based on her track record of tenant advocacy and pointed to early results from her work as evidence of a new approach to the housing crisis.
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