https://apnews.com/article/zohran-mamdani-nyc-housing-official-social-media-54b04c0df38ef6d0374e99ecb02a4040NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the seizure of private property and linked homeownership to white supremacy.Cea Weaver, a longtime tenant activist, was tapped by the Democrat last week to serve as executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. The mayor has vowed to expand and empower the office to take “unprecedented” steps against negligent landlords.But in a sign of the high-level scrutiny on Mamdani’s administration, Weaver’s since-deleted posts have sparked condemnations from officials in the U.S. Department of Justice and the editorial board of The Washington Post.The posts, which were circulated on social media in recent days by critics of Mamdani, included calls to treat private property as a “collective good” and to “impoverish the (asterisk)white(asterisk) middle class.” A tweet sent in 2017 described homeownership as “a weapon of white supremacy masquerading as ‘wealth building public policy.’”
Asked about the controversy on Wednesday, Mamdani did not address the substance of Weaver’s posts but defended her record of “standing up for tenants across the city and state.” Weaver said in an interview with a local TV station that some of the messages were “regretful” and “not something I would say today.”“I want to make sure that everybody has a safe and affordable place to live, whether they rent or own, and that is something I’m laser-focused on in this new role,” she added.The discussion comes after Mamdani last month accepted the resignation of another official, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, after the Anti-Defamation League shared social media posts she made over a decade ago that featured antisemitic tropes.While Mamdani had said he was unaware of Da Costa’s messages, Weaver’s past social media posts were known to the administration, according to a mayoral spokesperson, Dora Pekec.Weaver previously led the Housing Justice for All coalition, which was widely credited with helping to convince state lawmakers to pass a sweeping package of tenant protections in 2019.As leader of the city’s tenant protection office, she would play a key role in achieving one of Mamdani’s most polarizing campaign pledges: identifying negligent landlords and forcing them to negotiate the sale of their properties to the city if they are unable to pay fines for violations.The “public stewardship” proposal has drawn consternation from landlord groups and skepticism from others in city government.But the early days of his administration have brought signs that the new mayor is not backing off on the idea.
In a press conference immediately following his inauguration last week, Mamdani said the city would take “precedent-setting” action against the owner of a Brooklyn apartment building that owed the city money and was currently in bankruptcy proceedings.He then announced Weaver’s appointment, drawing loud cheers from the members of a tenants union gathered in the building’s lobby.“It is going to be challenging,” Weaver acknowledged. “New York is home to some of the most valuable real estate in the world. Everything about New York politics is about that fact.”
>>1474260Wait what was racist about it?
>>1474265It's antisemitic.
>>1474260I'm glad he's not firing her. She will provide so much content to laugh at.
>>1474265>umm actually it's not racist to hate white people because we redefined "racism" to say that it's okay to hate white peoplethe fact that you had to redefine "racism" just to excuse how racist you are should maybe tell you that you're the bad guys
>>1474282>You can't talk about the blatant pro-white bias>That's racism against whites
Looks like all those anons who said Mamdani wasn't racist were retarded. What a surprise.
>>1474286Can't wait for him to start seizing property from white and Jewish people. The melties will be epic
>>1474286Mamdani wasn't and isn't racist though.
>>1474282new guy here, all of those tweets are true except the first one. Its a joke. I thought you guys loved officials that joked around. You got a guy in there right now turning his tweets into plaques under each president.
>>1474331>>1474302>>1474285>>1474265the OP pic actually doesn't even include some of her more racist quotes:>It's important that white people feel defeated>Impoverish the "white" middle class. Home ownership is racist.and Mamdani saying that he wants to raise taxes on "whiter neighborhoods"but Democrats will somehow claim that Republicans are the real racists.
>>1474260>called for the seizure of private property and linked homeownership to white supremacy.Sounds like a good idea, good on Mamdani to learn the correct lesson from conservatives and never back down.The only bad thing is the Weaver backtracking and not doubling down.
>>1474399>leftists aren't even pretending not to be Commies anymore
>>1474404Didn't work for them last time.
>>1474399>you WILL live in the pod and you WILL own nothing you filthy white scum!
>>1474285>>1474361Remember, when you talk about how violent and stupid negroes are, Somalis are all fraudsters, Mexicans are all drug dealers and Indians are filthy shit eaters, you're just talking statistics and being realistic. But if you talk about anything white people do that's obviously shitty, well that's racism. Whites are perfect, everyone knows that.
>>1474502What are whites known for then?>Conquering sub-human browns and making their countries livable only to be turned around and shit onDarn guilty.
>>1474404>>1474490>Capitalism has failed the working man>Nooo, you can't do anything else! Seethe more.
>>1474510>implying socialists are "working men"
>>1474260>called for the seizure of private property and linked homeownership to white supremacy."Mamdani's mother, Mira Nair, is a renowned Indian-American filmmaker known for her work in the film industry. Her mother's house in Manhattan, which she owned from 2008 to 2019, was a swanky loft in West Chelsea. The property was bought for $1.375 million and sold for $1.45 million, with its current estimated value being around $1.9 million. This house, with its 12-foot ceilings, designer kitchen, and spa-like bathroom, has been a subject of discussion and criticism regarding Mamdani's socialist stance and the disconnect between his privileged background and the working-class image he projects."
>>1474502>But if you talk about anything white people do that's obviously shitty, well that's racism. Whites are perfect, everyone knows that.Whites conquered the planet (and have gone to the Moon) and created the world we live in. The internet you're shitposting on was created by Whites.
>>1474502Whites have created every single field of science in existence. Unironically.
>>1474562>>1474566>>1474568He won lol.
>>1474515They are compared to the capitalists parasites that have ruined America.Time to take back this country from the conservative elites.
