Despite New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s anti-corporate bona fides, corporate interests have poured close to $2 million into supporting the election of his allies to the City Council, campaign finance records show.

While Mamdani has worn his lack of corporate support as a badge of honor, suggesting that not being in the pocket of business interests will allow him to govern New York City independently, the cadre of left-wing councilmembers he has aligned himself with — in some cases already meeting to coordinate policy — are themselves being bolstered by donations from Uber , Airbnb , DoorDash , and the corporation that owns Madison Square Garden .

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