{"id":8364,"date":"2026-05-05T18:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8364"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:24:15","slug":"zohran-mamdanis-viral-video-outside-ken-griffins-penthouse-shocks-vornado-ceo-ugly-unnecessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8364","title":{"rendered":"Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s viral video outside Ken Griffin&#8217;s penthouse shocks Vornado CEO: &#8216;Ugly, unnecessary&#8217;"},"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; 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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>Vornado Realty Trust chairman Steve Roth went off on Zohran Mamdani in an earnings call on Tuesday, calling\u00a0the mayor\u2019s\u00a0public mugging of billionaire Ken Griffin a \u201cblunder\u201d and an \u201cugly, unnecessary video stunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was about time New York City\u2019s heavy hitters in real estate finally came off the ropes against the communistic mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Back on Feb. 12, I implored them to show some guts standing up to Mamdani, whom some top builders, eager to curry favor, foolishly praised for \u201clistening to our concerns.\u201d But Mamdani\u2019s stupid and potentially catastrophic video finally spurred them to action.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Vorando boss Steve Roth went off on Zohran Mamdani in an earnings call on Tuesday, calling\u00a0the mayor\u2019s\u00a0public mugging of billionaire Ken Griffin a \u201cblunder\u201d  and an \u201cugly, unnecessary video stunt.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The clip, which assailed mega-billionaire Griffin for owning a $238 million apartment, could deflate Griffin\u2019s commitment to partner with Vornado and the Rudin organization to build a $4.5 billion skyscraper on Park Avenue between East 51st and 52nd streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all shocked that our young mayor would pull this stunt in front of Ken\u2019s home and single him out for ridicule,\u201d Roth said on a Tuesday earnings call. \u201cThis was both irresponsible and dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Roth didn\u2019t say that Mamdani\u2019s video rant appeared laser-focused on chasing Griffin out of the Park Avenue deal \u2014 and the city \u2014 but maybe he should have.<\/p>\n<p>The tower, for which preliminary work has begun, would be a 1.7 million-square-foot supertall. It would provide a home for Griffin\u2019s Citadel companies, pump millions of dollars every year into the city\u2019s tax coffers and generate thousands of construction and permanent jobs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mamdani\u2019s viral video assailed Griffin for owning a $238 million apartment. <span class=\"credit\">@NYCMayor \/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Could Mamdani really be so dumb as to try ruining commercial real estate development, the golden goose of the city\u2019s tax base \u2014 and its solvency?<\/p>\n<p>Roth\u2019s comments followed billionaire Bill Ackman\u2019s defense of Griffin on Bloomberg yesterday, in which he accused Mamdani of wanting \u201cto drive out the Ken Griffins of the world\u201d whose businesses contribute astronomical sums to the municipal treasure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The video could deflate Griffin\u2019s commitment to partner with Vornado and the Rudin organization to build a $4.5 billion skyscraper on Park Avenue between East 51st and 52nd streets. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Roth said he still expects the 350 Park Ave. skyscraper to proceed, who could blame Griffin, who just announced an expansion of his Miami office space, if he walked away with a big \u201ceff you, New York!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Park Avenue project is so clearly a win-win for the city that the left-leaning City Council \u2014 which nixes lots of worthy projects requiring zoning variances \u2014 unanimously approved it by a 48-0 vote last fall.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope Mamdani\u2019s \u201cblunder\u201d will\u00a0 be a wake-up call to real estate moguls who are the front line against municipal near-bankruptcy as occurred in the 1970s \u2014 and against the urban collapse the mayor seems to want.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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