Zohran Mamdani - Democratic Socialist Mayor of NYC

[Omaha 680]

Over the years, I did a lot of pro bono work for indigent tenants but for many years have also been a co-owner of a rent-controlled mobile home park, so I've looked at the issue a lot from both sides. One can make a case for the short-term benefits of rent control, but the evidence is overwhelming that long-term, the effects of rent control drive up housing costs for everyone. You're right that it's simple economics.

I'm still scratching my head over Mamdani's "warmth of collectivism" line. I think he's a smart guy so why he would use a term used by Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and others is mystifying. Literally tens of millions of people were starved or murdered outright because of collectivist motives. But maybe for the first time in history it'll work.

It's not that hard to understand. He's a legit communist. I'm not saying he's a direct fan of Stalin and Mao's methods, but he probably thinks they had good intentions. Just like we have to believe Trump and his inner circle when they say what they are, we also need to believe the far left. People like Mamdani are not hiding the ball like the DeBlasios of the world used to try to do.

[dabrockster]

Because wealth disparity is the greatest threat to democracy.

https://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/...s-around-world

Found this quote to be spot-on to what we have endured over the past 15/20 years...

“Backsliding leaders play on inequality and deepen polarization by encouraging a sense of grievance among the public, feelings of being left behind and alienation from elite institutions —backsliding leaders prey upon all of these,” Stokes says. They do so by finding different targets to blame for the inequality: Left wing, populist backsliders, for example, will blame corporations and economic leaders. Right-wing, ethno-nationalist backsliders might nurture grievances by blaming outsiders or immigrants.

[dabrockster]

Community Opportunities Purchase Act (COPA). Multi-housing properties now must be registered with the city and the city has 30-day to respond. If they have a desire to purchase the property, it places the property on hold for an additional 120-days. If they decline, and you find a buyer, I believe the owner will still have to inform the city to give them a chance to purchase the property from the private owner.

Sounds like another awesome policy for Mamdani. Was originally vetoed by previous mayor. And is not yet been brought back to be signed by Mamdani. Gonna guess it will be done this year..

The bill has faced fierce opposition from Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), who said on X that “COPA is yet another attack on private real estate ownership in this city.

“We’re sliding headfirst into a communist dystopia where the government and their apparatchik developers own all the property, and the rest of us get forced into perpetual rentorship.”

Real estate developers and agents are similarly resistant. The New York State Association of Realtors, which represents over 61,000 real estate agents, said the bill “represents an unwarranted government intrusion into private real estate transactions that would likely establish unreasonable delays in the sale of residential buildings, negatively impacting buyers, sellers, real estate professionals, and state and city coffers,” in testimony submitted at a City Council hearing in June.

At the same hearing, The Small Property Owners of New York, which represents more than 5,700 landlords, said in a statement that “This will be a slow and painful demise for small building owners, who will be sacrificed at the expense of politically connected non-profits that will benefit from the chaos and property devaluation that COPA will create.”

https://www.qchron.com/editions/quee...e16e793c1.html

Under COPA, landlords who want to sell their buildings must first navigate a new bureaucratic approval process, giving designated nonprofits priority access to properties before buyers on the open market. Critics argue the policy will depress property values, delay sales, and punish small owners – many of them immigrants and multi-generation families – who rely on real estate as their primary asset.

While progressive activists celebrated outside City Hall, small property owners warned the law will drive even more landlords out of the city, further shrinking housing supply and worsening affordability – the opposite of what lawmakers claim to want.

Reaction on X has been fierce. One user wrote, “NYC’s COPA is a massive government overreach. Mayor Mamdani is letting nonprofits jump the line to seize property while owners are stuck in 90 days of red tape. This kills the market and violates property rights. Socialism doesn’t fix housing, it just destroys the city.” Another commenter added bluntly, “Are we really that surprised? Elect a socialist (<cough>Communist<cough>). Get socialist (<cough>Communist<cough>) policy. Now your house is OUR house.”

https://wabcradio.com/2026/01/07/nyc...ohran-mamdani/

[Donuthole]

Brock just sharing every anti Mamdani article that his facebook feed spits out at him. The more he copies the links and pastes them here, the more links fb feeds him. He's essentially the dad in Wellness at this point.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Brock just sharing every anti Mamdani article that his facebook feed spits out at him. The more he copies the links and pastes them here, the more links fb feeds him. He's essentially the dad in Wellness at this point.

Hey DB, ignore this. The COPA stuff was super interesting. I had never heard of that before.

[falafel]

Community Opportunities Purchase Act (COPA). Multi-housing properties now must be registered with the city and the city has 30-day to respond. If they have a desire to purchase the property, it places the property on hold for an additional 120-days. If they decline, and you find a buyer, I believe the owner will still have to inform the city to give them a chance to purchase the property from the private owner.

Sounds like another awesome policy for Mamdani. Was originally vetoed by previous mayor. And is not yet been brought back to be signed by Mamdani. Gonna guess it will be done this year..



https://www.qchron.com/editions/quee...e16e793c1.html



https://wabcradio.com/2026/01/07/nyc...ohran-mamdani/

If passed and then signed by Mamdani, I predict COPA will be struck down by the supreme court. Restrictions on alienability of property are not treated kindly.

I will also add that I HOPE it is (1) not passed, and/or (2) struck down.

[Jeff Lebowski]

If passed and then signed by Mamdani, I predict COPA will be struck down by the supreme court. Restrictions on alienability of property are not treated kindly.

I will also add that I HOPE it is (1) not passed, and/or (2) struck down.

Thanks. That was going to be my next question. How on earth is this stuff legal?

[dabrockster]

Brock just sharing every anti Mamdani article that his facebook feed spits out at him. The more he copies the links and pastes them here, the more links fb feeds him. He's essentially the dad in Wellness at this point.

What’s a matter D-hole. Your pantries in a twist over another conservative voice is here..

This is a reality and a policy that threatens private ownership. But go ahead and brush it off as trivial. Soo. Piss off..

[dabrockster]

If passed and then signed by Mamdani, I predict COPA will be struck down by the supreme court. Restrictions on alienability of property are not treated kindly.

I will also add that I HOPE it is (1) not passed, and/or (2) struck down.

NY City council already passed it but former Mayor vetoed it.. So it is likely to happen again. Now that they have their communist in office.

I imagine it would be shot down too. It is a disaster and has not worked in other cities..

FYI (Lookout D-hole. Using AI again.. <gasp!!>): Some cities and states do have similar laws already.


Washington, D.C.

• TOPA (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act) – oldest and strongest
• Tenants can:
  • Match a sale offer
  • Assign rights to a nonprofit
• Applies to most rental properties

San Francisco, CA

• COPA (2019)
• Gives qualified nonprofits first right to buy multi-family buildings
• Goal: prevent displacement, preserve affordable housing

Chicago, IL

• COPA ordinance (2021)
• Nonprofits get first chance to purchase buildings with 6+ units
• Tenants themselves do not directly buy, but benefit from nonprofit ownership

New York City

• Housing Opportunity to Purchase Act (HOPA) (limited)
• Pilot and targeted programs, not universal yet
• State has explored broader COPA legislation

[Donuthole]

What’s a matter D-hole. Your pantries in a twist over another conservative voice is here..

Come after me all you want, but keep my pantry out your f****** mouth!

[dabrockster]

Come after me all you want, but keep my pantry out your f****** mouth!

Ha.. Figured you to be a Will Smith fan. I’m more of a Chris Rock kinda guy.

[beefytee]

Ha.. Figured you to be a Will Smith fan. I’m more of a Chris Rock kinda guy.

Wow dude. It was a pantry joke!

[dabrockster]

Why not? My point is, why is there a specific definition of antisemitism pronounced by the government? Is antisemitism a crime? Is it a crime to hate an ethnic group? Certainly it is terrible, abhorrent, counterproductive, etc. But a crime? No. It is not a crime to hate a particular ethnic group. Violence against a particular ethnic group should be handled the way violence against any person or group would be handled under the law. I cannot see any reason that such a definition is necessary as adopted by a government. Advocate for love, peace, acceptance, etc. But by defining antisemitism, you are trying to control speech and behavior, not crime.



No, I don't think I am forgetting those protests.

Also, I disagree that Mamdani is signaling to his base that it’s okay to go back to committing violence against jewish students or jewish people in general. I think you are being hyperbolic for effect.

Remember when you didn’t think he was signaling for this. I said “We shall see and likely to happen in th summer.”

Yeah.

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[dabrockster]

Quotes about the protest.. See the clear difference. Yeah. I think we all do..

AOC:

"Hey so marching into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood and leading with a chant saying ‘we support Hamas’ is a disgusting and antisemitic thing to do," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. "Pretty basic!"

Hocul:

"Hamas is a terrorist organization that calls for the genocide of Jews," Hochul wrote. "No matter your political beliefs, this type of rhetoric is disgusting, it’s dangerous, and it has no place in New York."

Mamdani:

"As I said earlier today, chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city," Mamdani wrote. "We will continue to ensure New Yorkers’ safety entering and exiting houses of worship as well as the constitutional right to protest."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hoc...ng-antisemitic

[Jeff Lebowski]

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