When New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani moves into Gracie Mansion in January, he will be stepping into one of the most storied homes in American politics. The move marks a dramatic shift from his modest, rent-stabilised apartment in Astoria, Queens, where he built much of his housing-justice platform and shaped his identity as a tenants’ rights advocate. For a democratic socialist whose campaign centred on freezing rents, expanding affordable housing and protecting vulnerable residents, the relocation to a mansion estimated by some reports to be worth around 100 million dollars has already sparked conversation. Mamdani has said the decision is based on family safety and the practical demands of governing, adding that the home should be used for the purpose it was intended, helping the

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