Mamdani Aides Weigh 200-Influencer Campaign Against NYC CEOs as Tax Push Intensifies
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 30
Mamdani Aides Weigh 200-Influencer Campaign Against NYC CEOs as Tax Push Intensifies
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 30
Summary
Senior City Hall aides discussed using a 200-plus influencer network to pressure New York business leaders, with Partnership for New York City CEO Steven Fulop and executives including Pfizer's Albert Bourla reportedly floated as targets.
The reported effort was meant to support Mayor Zohran Mamdani's tax agenda, including a 2% income-tax increase on New Yorkers earning more than $1 million and higher corporate taxes.
Fulop said Mamdani, his communications director and political director denied any plan to target executives; Fulop said the Partnership would take them at their word but stay vigilant.
The influencer operation had already drawn scrutiny after reports that City Hall used a Signal group to send daily talking points and offer access to officials, raising records-retention concerns from watchdog Reinvent Albany.
The episode adds to pressure on Mamdani's broader revenue push, which already hit a setback when a judge ordered the city to restart rollout of a luxury second-home tax projected to raise about $500 million a year.