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since the argument in the article is that you can already look up property owners by name in NYC, I was curious to see whether Mayor Mamdani owns real estate in

since the argument in the article is that you can already look up property owners by name in NYC, I was curious to see whether Mayor Mamdani owns real estate in the city by following the link in the article: https://a836-acris.nyc.gov/DS/DocumentSearch/PartyNameResult?max_rows=99 https://a836-acris.nyc.gov/DS/DocumentSearch/PartyNameResult... Interestingly, nothing turns up. I take that to mean either I missed it, or the mayor doesn't own real estate in the city he is running, or it is hidden behind an LLC or something like that (I also searched by his wife's last name). Another explanation could be that he sold it when he moved into the $100 million Gracie Mansion.

toomuchtodo 2mo ago
Mamdani rented a $2300/month one bedroom apartment in Queens before moving into Gracie Mansion. He owns no real estate. He moved into the apartment while earning $47k/year. https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/business/how-nyc-mayor-mamdanis-landlord-hiked-rent-on-his-old-apartment-35-and-others-could-follow-suit/ https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/business/how-nyc-mayor-mamdani... https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/real-estate/zohran-mamdani-leaving-this-queens-apartment-for-gracie-mansion/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/real-estate/zohran-mamdani-lea... https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/us-news/mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-to-ditch-rent-stabilized-queens-apartment-and-move-into-gracie-mansion/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/us-news/mayor-elect-zohran-mam... (this took me less than a minute to search using Kagi)
- andsoitis 2mo ago
  > He owns no real estate. > (this took me less than a minute to search using Kagi) I wanted an official source that I could trust (not a newspaper or social media), hence using the government datasource directly, which I didn't think to google for before I read the article you posted.
  - toomuchtodo 2mo ago
    Strange to mention how much Gracie Mansion is worth when he doesn’t own it, and only resides there during his mayoral term in return for his work as a public servant, no? It is owned by the New York City government, and he is merely a tenant again (although with no rent obligation). He moved in, in part, to free his rent stabilized apartment for someone else.
    - andsoitis 2mo ago
      > Strange to mention how much Gracie Mansion is worth when he doesn’t own it, and only resides there during his mayoral term in return for his work as a public servant, no? I find it suspicious when someone purports to be for the working people and the poor, but choose to live in a $100M mansion in NYC, doubly so when they are getting it for free. The mayor of NYC gets more than $250k per year, doesn't have to pay for accommodation, actually, gets fabulous accommodation, and, probably most importantly, exerts political power, the real reward. So yes, technically he is a public servant, but he is no school teacher, or policeman, or firefighter, or nurse.
      - toomuchtodo 2mo ago
        Can you explain why you believe it’s suspicious that somebody accepts the accommodations provided for their public service? Also, he declined his city council approved pay raise from $258,750/year to $305,800/year. I certainly agree that he is flexing his political power, but entirely in the service of his working class constituents. Whether you believe that’s good or bad is subjective, based on your belief of how the working class should be treated. His approval rating stands at 69% in most recent polls. He is the 7th most popular Democrat and the 8th most popular politician. https://abc7ny.com/post/mayor-zohran-mamdani-said-he-accept-18-raise-nyc-council-approves-pay-hike/19527485/ https://abc7ny.com/post/mayor-zohran-mamdani-said-he-accept-... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d4L3dKLrDk4 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d4L3dKLrDk4 https://www.mamdanibulletin.com/policy-tracker https://www.mamdanibulletin.com/policy-tracker https://yougov.com/en-us/topics/public_figure/Zohran_Mamdani https://yougov.com/en-us/topics/public_figure/Zohran_Mamdani https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/zohran-mamdani-approval-rating-polls-popularity-32vr9jqhm https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/zohran-mamdan...
        andsoitis 2mo ago
        I’ll grant you, you’re certainly a big fan and loyalist!
        2mo ago

toomuchtodo 2mo ago

Mamdani rented a $2300/month one bedroom apartment in Queens before moving into Gracie Mansion. He owns no real estate. He moved into the apartment while earning $47k/year. https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/business/how-nyc-mayor-mamdanis-landlord-hiked-rent-on-his-old-apartment-35-and-others-could-follow-suit/ https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/business/how-nyc-mayor-mamdani... https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/real-estate/zohran-mamdani-leaving-this-queens-apartment-for-gracie-mansion/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/real-estate/zohran-mamdani-lea... https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/us-news/mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-to-ditch-rent-stabilized-queens-apartment-and-move-into-gracie-mansion/ https://nypost.com/2025/12/08/us-news/mayor-elect-zohran-mam... (this took me less than a minute to search using Kagi)

andsoitis 2mo ago
> He owns no real estate. > (this took me less than a minute to search using Kagi) I wanted an official source that I could trust (not a newspaper or social media), hence using the government datasource directly, which I didn't think to google for before I read the article you posted.
- toomuchtodo 2mo ago
  Strange to mention how much Gracie Mansion is worth when he doesn’t own it, and only resides there during his mayoral term in return for his work as a public servant, no? It is owned by the New York City government, and he is merely a tenant again (although with no rent obligation). He moved in, in part, to free his rent stabilized apartment for someone else.
  - andsoitis 2mo ago
    > Strange to mention how much Gracie Mansion is worth when he doesn’t own it, and only resides there during his mayoral term in return for his work as a public servant, no? I find it suspicious when someone purports to be for the working people and the poor, but choose to live in a $100M mansion in NYC, doubly so when they are getting it for free. The mayor of NYC gets more than $250k per year, doesn't have to pay for accommodation, actually, gets fabulous accommodation, and, probably most importantly, exerts political power, the real reward. So yes, technically he is a public servant, but he is no school teacher, or policeman, or firefighter, or nurse.
    - toomuchtodo 2mo ago
      Can you explain why you believe it’s suspicious that somebody accepts the accommodations provided for their public service? Also, he declined his city council approved pay raise from $258,750/year to $305,800/year. I certainly agree that he is flexing his political power, but entirely in the service of his working class constituents. Whether you believe that’s good or bad is subjective, based on your belief of how the working class should be treated. His approval rating stands at 69% in most recent polls. He is the 7th most popular Democrat and the 8th most popular politician. https://abc7ny.com/post/mayor-zohran-mamdani-said-he-accept-18-raise-nyc-council-approves-pay-hike/19527485/ https://abc7ny.com/post/mayor-zohran-mamdani-said-he-accept-... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d4L3dKLrDk4 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d4L3dKLrDk4 https://www.mamdanibulletin.com/policy-tracker https://www.mamdanibulletin.com/policy-tracker https://yougov.com/en-us/topics/public_figure/Zohran_Mamdani https://yougov.com/en-us/topics/public_figure/Zohran_Mamdani https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/zohran-mamdani-approval-rating-polls-popularity-32vr9jqhm https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/zohran-mamdan...
      - andsoitis 2mo ago
        I’ll grant you, you’re certainly a big fan and loyalist!
        2mo ago