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Mamdani’s first housing move was not a 112-page plan. It was a fight with a landlord, and he lost it in court

Mayor Mamdani's first housing move wasn't his big plan. He moved against a 5,000-unit landlord within hours of taking office, and a judge shut it down.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a podium at his inauguration, with American and New York City flags behind him

Mamdani’s first housing move was not a 112-page plan. It was a fight with a landlord, and he lost it in court

Mayor Mamdani's first housing move wasn't his big plan. He moved against a 5,000-unit landlord within hours of taking office, and a judge shut it down.

Mamdani’s first housing move was not a 112-page plan. It was a fight with a landlord, and he lost it in court
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Before Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his sweeping housing plan, he made a housing move that told you more about how he intends to govern: within hours of taking office, he picked a fight with a single landlord. A federal judge shut it down.

The target was the Pinnacle Group, a landlord responsible for more than 5,000 housing violations and 14,000 complaints across 83 buildings . Mamdani named tenant advocate Cea Weaver to lead the…

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