New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the seizure of private property and linked homeownership to white supremacy.

Weaver’s appointment has drawn scrutiny after past Tweets resurfaced. Former Mayor Eric Adams highlighted a 2019 tweet in which Weaver called homeownership “a weapon of white supremacy masquerading as ‘wealth building’ public policy.”

New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, tackles the housing crisis on day one with executive orders targeting landlords and bankruptcy case intervention.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order Friday establishing the Mayor's Office of Mass Engagement to streamline City Hall's existing community affairs and public engagement units. Mamdani said the new office will be "a fundamental part of city government dedicated to rebuilding our social infrastructure at scale."

New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on Thursday promised to "govern expansively and audaciously" as a democratic socialist by enacting the platform that powered his populist campaign and by prioritizing the poor and working class over the rich.

It costs millions of dollars to get elected mayor of New York City. But making it official? That's a much smaller price tag: $9.

In a private ceremony at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station​, Mamdani was sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James as the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.

Cea Weaver, who Mamdani tabbed to serve as director of his Office to Protect Tenants, once called home and land ownership "a weapon of white supremacy" in a social media post.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shared a video on his final day in office reading his "go-to quotes" off a coffee mug.

In June 2023, Adams declared New York City a “safe haven” for trans people, barring city agencies from cooperating with investigations or prosecutions initiated by other states over gender-affirming care, and denying the use of city resources to detain anyone for providing or receiving it.

Less than two hours after his inauguration, Mamdani said he signed three executive orders designed to put pressure on landlords and fast-track housing development.