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.
Cea Weaver, a longtime tenant activist, was tapped by the Democrat mayor last week to serve as executive director of the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. The mayor has vowed to expand and empower the office to take “unprecedented” steps against negligent landlords.
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But in a sign of the high-level scrutiny on Mr. Mamdani's administration, Ms. Weaver's since-deleted posts have sparked condemnations from officials in the U.S. Department of Justice and the editorial board of The Washington Post.
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