Mamdani Doubles Down on NYC ‘Tax the Rich’ Plan as Hedge Fund CEO Ken Griffin Eyes Miami Investments

New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) doubled down on his “Tax the Rich” plan as hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin has expressed interest in furthering his Miami investments.

During a press conference on Wednesday, a reporter asked Mamdani “what sort of conversations” he had had with Griffin, the CEO and founder of Citadel, since Mamdani’s video in April, announcing a pied-à-terre tax and featuring Griffin’s penthouse in the video. The reporter also noted that Griffin had expressed that Mamdani’s video was “creepy” and “weird.”

“Ken Griffin, yesterday, was speaking about, calling your video again — he called it creepy and weird, and he said that, again, you targeting him has just been very unfair, and he said that he’s going to be doubling down his investments in Florida rather than New York City,” a reporter said. “I just wanted to get your take, what sort of conversations have you