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Socialist NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani once called to ‘seize’ luxury homes to house homeless during COVID

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(5 months ago)
Alec Schemmel
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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party's candidate for New York City mayor and a self-proclaimed socialist, is facing renewed criticism for past comments advocating radical housing policies. Remarks from March 2020 show Mamdani calling for the government to 'seize' luxury condos to house the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other unearthed comments include his desire to 'de-commodify' housing through community land trusts and communal-style living. Critics, including current Mayor Eric Adams and former President Donald Trump, have slammed Mamdani for his socialist and communist-rooted ideology, with Trump calling him a '100% Communist Lunatic.' Mamdani, however, rejects the 'communist' label, identifying as a 'Democratic socialist' inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.

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  1. 1 Late 19th-century: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels penned the 'Communist Manifesto'.
  2. 2 March 2020: Zohran Mamdani made a social media post calling to 'seize' luxury condos.
  3. 3 2021: Zohran Mamdani spoke at a Young Democratic Socialists of America conference.
  4. 4 Recent weeks: Mamdani's comments on housing and socialist ideology resurfaced.
  • Backlash and criticism from political opponents like Mayor Eric Adams and former President Donald Trump
  • Ongoing debate about housing policy and socialist ideology in the New York City mayoral race
What: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's past socialist proposals, including calling to 'seize' luxury homes to house the homeless during COVID-19 and 'de-commodify' housing, have resurfaced and are drawing criticism.
When: March 2020 (social media post); 2021 (Young Democratic Socialists of America conference); recent weeks (comments resurfaced); article published July 9, 2025.
Where: New York City, United States.
Why: To address the housing crisis and homelessness, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, and to move towards housing as a human right rather than a commodity.
How: Through government seizure of properties, establishing community land trusts, and converting private housing to community ownership.

People

Zohran MamdaniEric AdamsDonald TrumpKarl MarxFriedrich EngelsKristen WelkerDr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Organizations

The Gravel InstituteYoung Democratic Socialists of AmericaNBC NewsFox News Digital

Locations

New York City

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United States New York City New York Metropolitan Area

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party's candidate for New York City mayor and a self-proclaimed socialist, is facing renewed criticism for past comments advocating radical housing policies. Remarks from March 2020 show Mamdani calling for the government to 'seize' luxury condos to house the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other unearthed comments include his desire to 'de-commodify' housing through community land trusts and communal-style living. Critics, including current Mayor Eric Adams and former President Donald Trump, have slammed Mamdani for his socialist and communist-rooted ideology, with Trump calling him a '100% Communist Lunatic.' Mamdani, however, rejects the 'communist' label, identifying as a 'Democratic socialist' inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.