Cuomo continues on his losing path

"Andrew Cuomo is demanding that his opponent in New York City’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, vacate his rent stabilized apartment, while pushing a longshot proposal that would bar other middle-class renters from accessing much of the city’s housing."

"Mamdani, who earns $143,000 annually as a state legislator, has said he pays $2,300 per month for a one-bedroom apartment in Queens that he shares with his wife — a living situation that Cuomo called “disgusting.”

By contrast, Cuomo, a multimillionaire who previously served as the state’s governor, spends roughly $8,000 monthly on an apartment in Midtown Manhattan that he moved to last year from Westchester County, a wealthy suburb."

Cuomo is a total asshole. The amount of mud he, other Democrats and conservatives are slinging at Mamdani because they are terrified is hilarious. They more they do it, the more the show how terrified they are...

I do think Zohran is being more than a little hypocritical keeping a rent stabilized apartment

It ain't working, Andy.

Why, R4? You think that's a huge salary he makes? For NYC? He should throw himself to the landlord wolves on what principle?

A lot of New Yorkers living in stabilized housing are making decent middle-aged incomes as well, R4. Should they voluntarily move out for a homeless person? Cuomo's idea is BAD.

Hasn't he lived in the apartment for some time though R4? Apparently, 45-50% of apartments in New York are deemed as "rent stabilized" so it's not uncommon.

R7, he moved in when he was making $47,000 a year when he worked as a foreclosure prevention and housing counselor, assisting lower-income nonwhite homeowners in Queens with eviction notices and efforts to remain in their homes. He said the experience motivated him to run for office to address the housing and affordability crisis.

How out of touch is Cuomo? About half of the renters in NYC live in rent stabilized apartments. (There are virtually no rent-controlled apartments left). Rent stabilization is not some special program for low income people.

Of course, people who live in NYC know that. Cuomo knows he is going to lose, he knows his arguments are nonsense in the context of this race. His backers are paying him to try to damage Mamdani nationally.

[quote] Apparently, 45-50% of apartments in New York are deemed as "rent stabilized" so it's not uncommon.

Yes, it's very common. Having a rent stabilized apartment doesn't require making under a certain amount of money.

Exactly R8. I knew he had resided at the address for a long time but not the details. Thanks for your factual post.

What say you R4?

Do you honestly think life in New York City is going to get better under a Mamdani administration?

Cuomo is actually threatening a huge amount number of middle class New Yorkers who live in rent stabilized housing and make middle class incomes. What a fucking idiot.

[quote]His backers are paying him to try to damage Mamdani nationally.

Who are Cuomo's backers?

It's really up to the people of New York R12. What do you suggest instead?

R12, you think Cuomo threatening to take away rent stabilization from millions of New Yorkers will improve things?

Here are some of Cuomo's backers - no fucking wonder they don't want to see Mamdani elected. Apparently a lot of them are straight up Republican Trump supporters.

What's Cuomo's solution to the affordability crisis?

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Mamdani responded by saying he does plan to move--to "the Upper East Side." As in Gracie Mansion. HAHAHA!!!

As the Wall Street Journal said: "Cuomo campaigns against Cuomo. The candidate for mayor blames Mamdani for exploiting a rent-control law Cuomo signed as Governor."

The old man needs to go away.

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From The Gothamist: "In 2019, Cuomo eliminated another form of means-testing when he signed a law that prohibited landlords from deregulating apartments if tenant earnings topped a certain amount."

And now he wants to change that? He couldn't be running a worse campaign.

"Whether or not you like the concept of means-testing rent-stabilized apartments, housing experts say it would create a bureaucratic nightmare for an already strained state housing agency that oversees a system with roughly 1 million apartments, ranging from low-cost units in century-old Bronx buildings to pricey pads in brand new luxury high-rises in Midtown Manhattan.

“The idea of suddenly having to take in income information and verify incomes every single year, they just aren’t going to be able to do that,” said Oksana Mironova, a housing policy analyst with the Community Service Society, which supports rent regulations.

"It isn’t just tenant advocates who criticize the idea.

"A 2021 report from New York University’s Furman Center found “means testing rent-regulated housing would be highly burdensome and potentially counterproductive” by further reducing the amount of housing available for low-income tenants and displacing people who earn just above the income threshold."

Cuomo is at the point of desperation in which he'll say anything to get elected.

New York City lost more than 96,000 rent-stabilized units during Cuomo’s decade-plus tenure as governor.

"Others say New York City already has specific affordable housing programs for low- and middle-income renters, based on annual earnings. There just aren’t enough of them, said Allia Mohamed, CEO of the rental listings and ratings platform openigloo. She called the means-testing discussion a waste of time.

“'I think this whole conversation about means-testing is a distraction around the bigger structural issue, which is that we have to build more affordable housing that is actually affordable,'” Mohamed said. 'The housing crisis is not going to be solved if middle-income and high-income people start giving up their apartments.'”

He’s sounding more and more like Trump every day R25.

Yes I believe Mamdani will make New York better. Because I believe he will listen to the people working on the ground in these agencies, who know how the shit runs and what it needs to run better, and use those proposals. Instead of greedy self-interested corrupt fucks like Cuomo or Adams who only do things for themselves and to amass power and wealth, I one hundred percent believe Mamdani has good intentions and wants people in need to actually find help. Government needs people who have ideals, who are decent and smart. Mamdani is everything the system is terrified of and goddamn I’m excited

I ain't voting for the Jew-hating dilettante.

All Democratic Socialists are professional fart sniffers who couldn't run a one-car funeral procession. Get your excuses ready when he accomplishes nothing. De Blasio 2.0

Good for you, R30. Cuomo bot.

De Blasio won 2 terms and yet the city remains. Not a very compelling argument, R30.

Cuomo wants to give Mamdani's apartment to a homeless family? That sounds like more than socialism--that's communism.

And what homeless family could afford Mamdani's $2300/month rent--huh, Cuomo?

Cuomo has no chance. Zohran’s new ad is a complete knockout. Brutal. Andrew Epstein!

I heard someone conjecture that the person responsible for Andrew Cuomo's social media is definitely voting for Mamdani

2300 for a one bedroom in Queens

What is the problem? Andrew shitbag Cuomo only moved to New York to run for mayor.

Only moved to the city I should iterate

All the worst people in U.S. politics hate Zohran. I wasn't a fan originally but every time I hear his hideous opponents bitch and whine, makes me more eager to go with Zohran.

Obama knows talent when he sees it (free link)

We’re tired of fucking wolves in sheep clothing. We are tired of corporatist democrats. MAGA is never an option but at least with them regular repubs, far and few nowadays, they will be tough on crime.

Mamdani 2025.

[quote]We are tired of corporatist democrats.

You mean the ones carrying FDR's New Deal into the 21st century and given America everything that's made it barely livable while Bernie made millions and bought multiple homes with his losing campaign cash?

Those corporatist democrats?

[quote]the ones carrying FDR's New Deal into the 21st century and given America everything that's made it barely livable

The New Deal has been pulled apart by Republicans and right-wing Dems for decades and the Trump Admin is its death knell. Centrist Dems are the ones who have had power whenever the Dems have had power and, so far, we've lost abortion rights, welfare, regulation on the finance industry, affirmative action and, recently, Medicaid. Gay marriage and birth control are next.

The entire liberal project of the 20th century lies in ruins.

Why should we re-elect them?

[quote] Centrist Dems are the ones who have had power whenever the Dems have had power

And the other half of the time, it was Repugs in power, which led to the Supreme Court we have now, which has singlehandedly killed abortion rights, given kingly powers to a president, and will cause much more damage.

It isn't centrist "Dems" who have brought us here, R43. It's Repugs, period.

[quote] The entire liberal project of the 20th century lies in ruins.

I’m as dismayed as anyone by what Trump has done , but this is obvious nonsense.

I can't believe $2300 for a one-bedroom is considered "rent stabilized." Because it sounds like a fucking ripoff.

R46 It’s New York City baby. But it shows you how out of touch Cuomo is.

Renters? Can you imagine?

In NYC, a salary of $143000 is a poor man’s wages. This is exactly who should get a rent stabilized apt, actually.

Plus he said he first got the apt when his salary was something like $40k.

This “controversy” is as stupid as the “African American” on his college application thing—he’s an American born in Africa, the literal definition of “African American.”

I'm not a New Yorker, but I cannot wait to witness Cuomo's complete humiliation come November.

I hope the DNC is taking notes for 2028. Pay attention to the voters for once and stop listening to your billionaire donors.

Even if people don’t live Mamdani, they’re going to vote for him anyway, because they want to see elitist, out-of-touch, entitled Cuomo be absolutely humiliated.

Even this left of center moderate is ready to vote for someone that scares the shit out of Republicans and the Democratic establishment. We’ve tried the incremental progressive institutionalist route since 1992. It resulted in a roll-back to the early 1960s. The conservative Democrats - Manchin, Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln - betrayed us and served us up as a tasty snack for wacko Republicans. Viva la fucking revolucion.

Mamdani- Nepo Baby+ Man Child

Jesus that creepy, evil smile never leaves his face.

Voting for “moderate” means voting for the status quo.

Cuomo will work towards his presidential ambition and do nothing that rocks the boat