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Zohran Mamdani and his wife move into NYC mayoral mansion, leaving behind 1-bedroom apartment
The Associated Press ^ | January 12, 2026 | BY JAKE OFFENHARTZ

Posted on 01/12/2026 5:53:06 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji began moving into the official mayoral residence on Monday, leaving behind their leaky, one-bedroom apartment in Queens for a fully staffed mansion in Manhattan.

For Mamdani, the historic house stands in particularly sharp contrast to his previous living quarters: a $2,300 per month one bedroom apartment that lacked a washer and dryer, and was prone to flooding from a busted pipe.

The couple’s new digs, meanwhile, boast 11,000 square feet (1,021 square meters) of space, a private chef, ornate ballroom and a veranda overlooking the East River. The home also features the original fireplace upon which Alexander Hamilton died following his duel with Aaron Burr and, according to the city’s last mayor, Eric Adams, at least one ghost.

In his remarks Monday, Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, appeared aware that the relocation might seem at odds with his pledge to lead a “government that looks and lives like the people it represents.”

Once settled at Gracie Mansion, he said he plans on “opening it up to New Yorkers who are not often the ones who get to visit such a place as this.” As for any cosmetic changes, he described an “aspirational hope” of installing bidets in the bathrooms.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: asphyxiatedpress; bidet; communist; manhattandacha; zohranmamdani

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1 posted on 01/12/2026 5:53:06 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Moving on up, to the Eastside... Jefferson.


2 posted on 01/12/2026 5:55:33 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, of course he did...
Primo digs for a primo commie.


3 posted on 01/12/2026 5:55:37 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

AP. What a load of BS, as if they spent any time in that apartment. This is just insulting.


4 posted on 01/12/2026 5:56:08 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“It’s good to be king.”

And the Democrats cheer for their royalty and for dictators everywhere.


5 posted on 01/12/2026 5:56:59 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ya. He had a 1 bedroom apt. But where did he live?


6 posted on 01/12/2026 5:59:52 PM PST by stanne
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Old digs: “$2,300 per month one bedroom apartment that lacked a washer and dryer, and was prone to flooding from a busted pipe.”

PERFECTLY FITTING for a commie bastard. That’s soon how everybody in NYC will be living. He should be forced to forego Gracie Mansion and move back to that commie dump.


7 posted on 01/12/2026 6:04:42 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I bet the blathering Islamocommie had to buy his “wife.”


8 posted on 01/12/2026 6:05:03 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They need a visit from the local prolitariat for a Dr. Zhivago style real estate assesment. Show their solidarity.


9 posted on 01/12/2026 6:14:17 PM PST by EERinOK
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To: doc maverick

And used second hand stuff


10 posted on 01/12/2026 6:14:57 PM PST by al baby (I miss that ol windbag )
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To: EERinOK

“Yes, this is a much better arrangement....more just”


11 posted on 01/12/2026 6:15:51 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: VastRWCon

Zohran’s mother - Mira Nair - is a multimillion dollar filmmaker.


12 posted on 01/12/2026 6:21:14 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ( 🩰🌹)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How many is he taking in off the streets to sleep in the same room with him and his wife? If you’re not a part of the solution you’re apart of the problem


13 posted on 01/12/2026 6:22:23 PM PST by wiseprince (Me)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Zohran already came from a wealthy family with plush properties and swaths of land in Uganda, India, and the like. His mother’s net worth is in the millions due to successful film career - Mira Nair.


14 posted on 01/12/2026 6:23:06 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ( 🩰🌹)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He should be in prison.


15 posted on 01/12/2026 6:23:15 PM PST by Kleon
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To: stanne

Hey, stop asking questions like that.


16 posted on 01/12/2026 6:25:36 PM PST by matt04 ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you listen closely you can hear the sound of tax dollar making their way to his Swiss bank accounts.


17 posted on 01/12/2026 6:27:31 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ( )
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“Hey, stop asking questions like that.”

I know. I’m not playing the dictatorship game right.


18 posted on 01/12/2026 6:27:32 PM PST by stanne
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I'm sure all the extra rooms will be used to house transgender illegal aliens. /s
19 posted on 01/12/2026 6:38:30 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It would be ‘funny’ if Mandani and wife left several months of rent still unpaid in that 1 bedroom apartment.
Yes, they had the money all that time, but never paid up because they thought ‘it was unfair, and didn’t like the Landlord’s tone of voice!’. ///


20 posted on 01/12/2026 6:51:04 PM PST by lee martell
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