Posted on 02/02/2026 4:57:10 AM PST by RoosterRedux
Last fall, when New York’s business community warned that the election of a self-described democratic socialist as mayor would trigger an assault on the city’s economic engine, we were waved off as hysterical. The press assured us that Zohran Mamdani was "evolving," that his rhetoric would soften, that we should focus instead on his vague promises of "affordability."
That reassurance evaporated almost instantly.
Barely two weeks after his swearing-in — amid lofty rhetoric about the "warmth of collectivism" — the Mamdani administration unveiled its real agenda. Sam Levine, the newly installed commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and a veteran of Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission, released a sensational report accusing companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats of "diverting" more than $500 million from delivery workers.
The charge was dramatic. It was also profoundly misleading.
...
For New York to remain the world’s capital of commerce, it needs cooperation among workers, businesses and consumers — not ideological warfare. Affordability does not come from mandates and misinformation. It comes from growth, competition and policies that reward work.
Socialism has been tested countless times. It always fails. Let us hope New York’s new mayor learns that lesson quickly. If not, delivery companies won’t be the only casualties. Every entrepreneur, employer and investor in the city will soon find themselves in the crosshairs — and, as always, it will be ordinary New Yorkers who pay the price.
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Can you imagine the uproar of the Uber Eats / Door dash stopped operating in NYC? Mahmadi may get run right out of town.
This is the commie party's main message for the midterms. Can't wait.
You vote into power a Communist Mozlem. Who would have thought that would be a problem? (Most of the people on this forum!)
It was “ordinary New Yorkers” who voted him into office, so they deserve to pay the price. They should get what they voted for and get good and hard.
Do more. Give New Yorkers what they voted for.
One day, he’ll get his.
Wish Mamdani would get run out of town. Why didn’t more people spot this green weiney before electing him? Or should I just say....”why didn’t more people vote against him”?
“Socialism has been tested countless times. It always fails. Let us hope New York’s new mayor learns that lesson quickly.”
Fat chance of that. These “true believer” marxists, like Mamdani and Bernie the Bolshevik, after all their failures, seem to be hardwired to believe “next time it will work, if they only make me general secretary of the party.”
Hmm. I’d say ‘economic vandalism’ is a good concise definition of socialism that cuts through the rhetoric.
It’s not like it’s rape rape, the people said yes.
They can’t change their minds now.
It has had 3 Communists in a row. The city is a Communist hole.
I’m sorry I have 0 sympathy for them, they get what they voted for.
Yes, I know few people from NYC.
They love that they do not need to go shopping, everything is just delivered to their door over there.
That seems to be the biggest NYC “feature”!
Stopping that, NYC is toast!
If they elected Mamdani to take a stab at Trump they ended up stabbing themselves in the back ,LOL
Some muslim in ny is making the statement that they (no5 mamdami, some other muslim) will be president very soon.
Talk of a $35/hour minimum and pre-delivery tipping:
https://libertyonenews.com/mamdani-pushes-costly-delivery-app-rules-hurting-consumers/
“everything is just delivered to their door”
Here in my Florida subdivision lots of my neighbors use Amazon often.
One former neighbor now in assisted living used food delivery services. She has a substantial government pension.
Vandalism sounds like a kid climbing the fence and spraying painting words on your tool shed.
What Mamdani is doing is economic sabotage to a once important region of the U.S.
His actions are criminal if not out-right treason.
In his defense, voters asked him to destroy NYC.
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