New York City Suburbs Thrive Due to 'Mamdani Effect'

Monday, October 20, 2025

New York City's suburbs have experienced an uptick in housing demand from wealthy residents in recent months, according to local real estate agents, as high earners scared off by Zohran Mamdani's mayoral primary victory look for plan B within a reasonable distance.

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Before this year, Mamdani was hardly a household name. Now, the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist state assemblyman is the man most likely to become New York City's next mayor.

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Sure, everyone's clamoring for real estate that will be underwater (literally) in 20 years.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-20 10:54 AM | Reply

They're not clamoring for real estate. They're looking for a place to shelter their wealth - if you bothered to even skim the article.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-20 11:00 AM | Reply

Why bother? You're a ------- imbecile.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-20 11:51 AM | Reply

The pattern in NYC for over a century hasn't changed. When lower income people in Queens "made it," they moved east to "more white" Nassau and Suffolk County; those in Brooklyn moved to "more white" State Island or NJ; those in the Bronx moved to "more white" Yonkers or Westchester County. You can see Nassau County and Staten Island are mini Red States.

Now the rich people in NYC are whining about Zohran Mamdani, a young man who underwent a hunger strike in support of striking NYC taxi drivers.

Poor wealthy people. Sniff, sniff.

Let them leave and pay the higher property taxes in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

The landlord/AIPAC/oligarch/GOP clique in NYC is a MNGA movement to secure NYC from the upstart Mohammedan who is putting runs in the panty hose of the status quo. And that status quo is desperate, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at amiable Zohran.

Mamdani continues holding a double-digit lead over corporate shill Andrew Cuomo, a one-trick pony who incessantly bleats Islamophobic talking points. This Judas Iscariot of the Democratic Party will become a three-time loser in just a matter of weeks and will join the odious club of unwelcome pariahs. .

Oy, gevalt. .

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-20 02:12 PM | Reply

The people that say they are moving out because of potentially higher taxes already pay less percent in taxes on their income than the people they say they are moving because of.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-20 02:41 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Lfthndturdchomper is funny dude.

#6 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-10-20 04:46 PM | Reply

Leaving the most important city in the world for the next atlantis is ------- crazy. NY conservatives are extra ------- weird.

#7 | Posted by IndianaJones at 2025-10-20 05:24 PM | Reply

IndianaJones... the Missing Years.

Nice to see you posting!

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-20 05:29 PM | Reply

#5 Flagged funny by lfthndthrds

Well, that IS his best argument. Always.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-20 05:32 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

At least Mamdani didn't send $40 billion tax payer dollars to Argentina while denying Americans healthcare.

Turds prefers politicans who are beholden to billionaires.

Turds prefers his tax dollars go to the wealthy as subsidies and other countries to prop up failing dictatorships.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-20 05:33 PM | Reply

-didn't send $40 billion tax payer dollars to Argentina while denying Americans healthcare.

It only matters when Trump does it.

#11 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-20 05:54 PM | Reply

It only matters when Trump does it.
#11 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

"Nothing matters when Trump does it."

What's the end game?

Trump continues destroying American and you win, how?

Billionaires getting additional tax cuts benefits America, how?

You're against Mamdani using tax dollars to help working class Americans because?

Whether or not you're personally doing well doesn't matter if the country fails.

#12 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-20 06:02 PM | Reply

They're looking for a place to shelter their wealth -

Interesting. So the Ayatollah Mamdani is proposing a wealth Tax?

No. That's not what he's proposing.

Rather, "he has proposed creating an additional tax bracket for New York City residents with income over $1 million, which would be taxed at 5.9%.". The current max is 3.876%. www.cityandstateny.com

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-20 06:33 PM | Reply

You just made Lfthnd Turds himself.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-20 06:35 PM | Reply

"A 2.024% raise in taxes? Quick let's move to Florida!"

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-20 06:38 PM | Reply

... New York City's suburbs have experienced an uptick in housing demand from wealthy residents in recent months, according to local real estate agents, ...

As a resident of one of those suburbs, I should be concerned about this ... why?

But more to the point, why is the uber-wealthy leaving their residence in NYC such a bad thing?

#16 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-20 07:26 PM | Reply

Related...

A recent poll ...

Fox News Poll: Mamdani maintains significant lead in NYC mayoral race
www.foxnews.com

... Voters see Mamdani, Cuomo as strong leaders but more say Mamdani will bring needed change ...

All that gives the self-described Democratic socialist a 21-point lead among New York City registered voters: 49% back Mamdani, while 28% go for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and 13% favor the Republican nominee, Curtis Sliwa.

Mamdani rises above the 50% threshold among likely voters, garnering 52% support (28% for Cuomo, 14% for Sliwa). ...

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-20 07:28 PM | Reply

@#12 ... You're against Mamdani using tax dollars to help working class Americans because? ...

My current opinion, based upon the local TV ads I suffer through (I'm in the NYC media area), seems to be that Republicans really have nothing to throw against Mr Mamdani except that they fear he may be successful in being a Mayor of New York City.

That possible success seems to frighten the Republicans and especially, for some reason, MAGA.

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-20 07:35 PM | Reply