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Mayor's Tenant Activist Appointee Faces Backlash
Published 4 days, 11 hours ago
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdanis appointment of tenant activist Cea Weaver as executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants has sparked controversy due to her past social media posts advocating for collective property ownership and criticizing homeownership as a tool of white supremacy. Despite calls for her resignation, Mamdani is standing firm, as Weaver leads efforts to hold negligent landlords accountable and push for affordable housing for both renters and owners.
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