Social media erupts after Mamdani's far-left supporters turn on him over homeless shelter: 'Oops'

foxnews.com ^ | April 24, 2026 | Andrew Mark Miller , Leo Briceno

[V_TWIN]

East Village residents who voted for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani by a 40-point margin are now suing to stop a building in their neighborhood from becoming a temporary homeless shelter.

The lawsuit, filed with the New York City Supreme Court on Monday, shows hesitation even among Mamdani supporters about the cost of implementing some of his plans.

News of the lawsuit has prompted conservative mockery online, with figures like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, noting the irony of Mamdani’s supporters turning on the fruits of his administration.

"Oops," Sen. Ted Cruz said in a post to X.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at La Marqueta in East Harlem on April 14, 2026, outlining plans for city-run grocery stores aimed at lowering food prices. (New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference announcing a city-run grocery store plan in East Harlem.)

"No one is more ‘not in my backyard’ than white progressives. This community voted for Mamdani in a landslide but don’t want to live with the consequences," Michael Henry, a former New York attorney general candidate, wrote on social media.

"Not shocked," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said in a post of his own.

Election District 45, the area that includes East Village, voted for Mamdani in a 70.1% victory over independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, who garnered just 26.0% of the vote.

Even so, 10 residents joined the Village Organization for the Integrity of Community Engagement (VOICE) in their suit against the city after Mamdani announced plans earlier this year to turn a building at 8 East 3rd Street into a citywide intake shelter to house homeless adult men.

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KEYWORDS: kathyhochul; newyork; newyorkcity; shelter; yourwishisgranted; zohranmamdani; zoltarwisdom

[V_TWIN]

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They're getting exactly what they deserve.

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[Democrat = party of treason]

TOO funny.

[LouAvul]

Liberals would have made great Nazis since they are blindly loyal to anybody wearing the right uniform. It’s in their DNA.

[DownInFlames]

NIMBYs

[telescope115]

Here in Illinois, we’ve learned that anything the democrats designate as “temporary” usually becomes permanent. TAXES, especially.

[Red Badger]

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” - H. L. Mencken

[Obadiah]

These are the people whose brain capacity does not exceed a bumper sticker. They are like trained monkeys who live for the crack-like dopamine hit they get chanting mindless slogans.

[brownsfan]

NIMBY! I love it.

[bray]

Racists!

[hal ogen]

I would like to thank New York voters for predictably providing laughs every day to those of us who are wise enough to mot live there
Party on...you pathetic nitwits. LOL.

[CatOwner]

Most leftists probably don’t know the meaning of “Useful Idiots.”

[allendale]

The actual hypocrisy of the elite left is no suprise. However this homeless shelter won’t be their last or only torment. New York city’s economic base is eroding. Not only are taxpayers and businesses fleeing but rational investors are avoiding the high tax, regulation happy socialist regime. Without new and constant investment , a locale declines and erodes quickly. The elite leftists will soon be living in a city that despite its beautiful skyline, will resemble the 1970’s south Bronx. A democratic congress mighy have sympathy but most decent, hard working American taxpayers won’t.

[SunkenCiv]

And they never saw it coming.

As Peanuts' Lucy VanPelt asked, "have you ruled out stupidity?"

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[Albion Wilde]

They wanted things to be different
but they didn’t want things to change.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

According to these people, the homeless are just like you and me. They are just down on their luck and need a place to live. So what’s the problem?

[V_TWIN]

It IS hysterical isn’t it? 😁

[FLT-bird]

You asked for it, you got it!

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

C’mon, Man!

Just house the homeless / illegal trespassers in the back of the Official New York Grocery Store. That way, instead of making a mess while shoplifting, they can just take whatever they want from the front of their “home.”

Since the People own the store (Communism, you know), the homeless are only using what is already theirs. It’s as if the store is just their kitchen pantry.

[1_Rain_Drop]

Funny.
Back in the day, 3rd street was where Hell’s Angels lived. It was either the safest or the most dangerous street in NYC, depending on who you were.

[citizen]

Menchen hah! True

Mamdani’s campaign and early rule are typical leftist authoritarian. Promise what is necessary to get elected, then go full power-grab, while continuing the smiling fake promises.
(The same for Spanberger in Virginia)