Jamie Dimon puts Mamdani on notice that New York needs to ‘survive and grow’
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has issued a warning to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani about the need for the city to compete to thrive. In a recent interview, Dimon criticized Mamdani's approach to governance, emphasizing that successful leadership requires creating an environment where people want to live and work. He cautioned that if the city continues to focus on redistribution and class warfare, it risks faltering and shrinking.
- ▪Jamie Dimon warned Mayor Zohran Mamdani that New York City must compete to survive and grow.
- ▪Dimon criticized Mamdani's focus on ideology over practical governance in a Bloomberg TV interview.
- ▪He emphasized the importance of making the city attractive for families and businesses.
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Opinion editorial Jamie Dimon puts Mamdani on notice that New York needs to ‘survive and grow’ By Post Editorial Board Published May 22, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned Mayor Zohran Mamdani that New York City has to "compete" in order to continue to grow. Bloomberg via Getty Images See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google It took a few days, but JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon finally offered some hard words on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s scapegoating of successful New Yorkers. “You can talk about morality and ideology all you want, but if things don’t get better, you didn’t do a good job,” Dimon bluntly warned the mayor in a Bloomberg TV interview Thursday.
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