Vornado Realty Trust chairman Steve Roth unloaded on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Tuesday earnings call, echoing frustration among New York’s business elite that now threatens to spill into one of Manhattan’s most closely-watched office development projects. Roth’s comments came in response to a recent viral video involving hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, whom Roth called “our partner and friend.” In the video, Mamdani used Griffin’s $238 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South as a backdrop to promote Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed pied-à-terre tax. “We are all shocked that our young mayor would pull this stunt […]
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