Zohran Mamdani Archives

How Make the Road New York Uses Legal Loopholes to Transform Public Funds into Political Power

June 23, 2025 / 15 minutes of reading

Executive Summary New York City taxpayers are unknowingly subsidizing partisan political activities through a sophisticated legal loophole that allows publicly funded nonprofits to directly transfer money to political action committees. Our investigation reveals how Make the Road New York (MRNY), which has received over $27 million in taxpayer funds since 2010, operates a dual structure with its political affiliate Make […]

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Adrienne Adams, Brad Lander, Make the Road Action, Make the Road New York, Working Families Party, Zohran MamdaniCorruption, Crime

The Myth of the Grassroots: How Zohran Mamdani’s $6.3 Million Campaign Proves He’s No Different Than Cuomo’s Political Machine

June 20, 2025 / 13 minutes of reading

What do you call a “grassroots revolution” that spends $88,000 on Beyoncé’s tour company, leverages millions in “quiet money” from billionaire-funded organizations, and operates with the same coordination tactics that got Andrew Cuomo penalized by campaign finance regulators? You call it exactly what Zohran Mamdani claims to oppose: a corporate political machine disguised as a movement. Executive Summary: Key Findings

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Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Socialists of America, Linda Sarsour, Make the Road Action, New York Communities for Change, Working Families Party, Zohran MamdaniCorruption

Investigation: The Branded Revolution – How Zohran Mamdani’s ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Became a $6.3 Million Corporate Production

June 19, 2025 / 10 minutes of reading

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani wants New York voters to believe they’re witnessing a revolution. His mayoral campaign markets itself as a “grassroots, volunteer movement”—powered by neighborhood organizers, fueled by authentic passion, and guided by democratic socialist principles that reject corporate politics. But a forensic examination of campaign finance records, coordinated political messaging, and strategic timing reveals something entirely different: a meticulously

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Adrienne Adams, Justin Brannan, Politico, Zohran MamdaniCorruption, Media Playbook

The Price Tag of ‘Volunteer’ Efforts in Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign

April 4, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

What does it mean to run a grassroots campaign? For most New Yorkers, it evokes images of unpaid neighbors pounding pavement, rallying for change—not hundreds of thousands of dollars quietly funneled into consultants and payroll. After all, if your campaign bankrolls paid organizers while calling the work “volunteered,” is it still grassroots—or just exploitation with a press release? That contradiction

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Zohran MamdaniCorruption