Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo blasted Mamdani for living in a rent-stabilized apartment, calling it “an abuse of the system” and proposing a law to restrict access to such housing. Mamdani hit back during an anti-Trump rally,

Rent-controlled apartments for rich people in New York City? Not so fast, says former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who says the front-running candidate for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, should give up his too.

A series of viral social media posts from Andrew Cuomo is reviving the concept of income thresholds for rent-stabilized housing.