Mamdani’s ‘citizen engagement’ scam is nothing but taxpayer-funded astroturf
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is burning city cash to stage angry crowds to demand the Rent Guidelines Board — already controlled by his appointees! — make good on his rent-freeze campaign promise.
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Opinion editorial Mamdani’s ‘citizen engagement’ scam is nothing but taxpayer-funded astroturf By Post Editorial Board Published May 1, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in the Bronx about his new program, Organize NYC. Matthew McDermott for NY Post What a sick joke: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is burning city cash to stage angry crowds to demand the Rent Guidelines Board — already controlled by his appointees! — make good on his rent-freeze campaign promise. In political circles, “astroturf” is the term for fake “grassroots” activism-for-hire; this is just taxpayer-funded astroturf.
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