Yes, Mamdani just made a business-basher his NYC ‘economic development’ czar

For the first six months of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure, the leadership of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation remained a question mark. Last week he answered that question — and raised even more.
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For the first six months of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure, the leadership of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation remained a question mark. Last week he answered that question — and raised even more. Mamdani appointed Lina Khan, President Joe Biden’s notorious antitrust crusader, to chair the EDC’s board, and selected Anthony Shorris, a former first deputy mayor under Bill de Blasio and current partner at McKinsey & Co., as EDC president. Former mayors used the EDC as a vehicle for growth, investment and job creation.
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- For the first six months of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure, the leadership of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation remained a question mark. Last week he answered that question — and raised even more.
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Yes, Mamdani just made a business-basher his NYC ‘economic development’ czar
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