{"id":10878,"date":"2026-05-23T20:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:30:31","slug":"blakeman-courts-deep-pocketed-ny-elite-at-hamptons-power-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10878","title":{"rendered":"Blakeman courts deep-pocketed NY elite at Hamptons power breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman courted deep-pocketed donors in the Hamptons Saturday with his pledge to eliminate Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s and Mayor Mamdani\u2019s planned tax on luxury second homes.<\/p>\n<p>The Nassau County executive rubbed elbows with more than 80 CEOs, philanthropists and other power brokers who gathered for the latest nonpartisan business breakfast hosted by billionaire supermarket and media mogul John Catsimatidis at hotspot 75 Main in Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>Blakeman addressed the packed crowd of New York\u2019s elite for about 20 minutes, doubling down on many of his previous campaign pledges, including ending New York\u2019s status as a \u201csanctuary state\u201d for illegal migrants, lowering utility bills and pardoning ex-NYPD Sgt.\u00a0Erik Duran\u00a0after his manslaughter conviction for fatally flinging a cooler at a fleeing drug suspect, guests at the event told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman in the Hamptons Saturday. <span class=\"credit\">John Roca for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, he scored his biggest cheers by promising to spike Hochul and Mamdani\u2019s controversial \u201cpied-\u00e0-terre tax,\u201d which would apply to second NYC homes for non-residents who own condos and co-ops assessed over $1 million and one- to three-family homes assessed at over $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody out there in the Hamptons has a second house, so they\u2019re trying to figure out how it\u2019s going to affect them,\u201d Catsimatidis told The Post.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people love New York and don\u2019t want to move out of New York, but they want common sense to prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire also said Blakeman scored points by promising to block Mamdani\u2019s\u00a0push to dramatically increase New York\u2019s inheritance tax\u00a0\u2014 a move that would also hit the middle class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t want to work hard all your life and give all your money to the state versus giving it to your kids,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Blakeman visited The Hamptons on Saturday where he courted deep-pocketed donors with his campaign platform \u2013 especially his pledge to eliminate a planned tax on luxury second homes in NYC owned by non-residents. <span class=\"credit\">John Roca for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Nassau County executive rubbed elbows with more than 80 deep-pocketed CEOs, philanthropists and other power brokers who gathered for the latest nonpartisan business breakfast hosted by billionaire supermarket and media mogul John Catsimatidis (pictured) at hotspot 75 Main in Southampton. <span class=\"credit\">James Messerschmidt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The standing-room-only crowd included Cushman &amp; Wakefield honcho Bruce Mosler, Suffolk County Conservative Party Chairman Michael Torres, power publicist Todd Shapiro, ex-New York Stock Exchange board member Linda Wachner, philanthropist and Sears Roebuck heiress Nina Rosenthal of Gatestone and ex-Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Richard Weinberg.<\/p>\n<p>Blakeman\u2019s appearance energized donors and political operatives already preparing for the 2026 governor\u2019s race, according to sources who attended.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOne insider in the room predicted Bruce Blakeman could raise over $5 million from roughly a dozen fundraisers now being discussed by people attending this breakfast alone,\u201d said a source.<\/p>\n<p>Catsimatidis has a long history of drawing top Democratic and Republican elected officials and candidates to his power breakfasts, with past guests including Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and ex-Gov. 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