Mamdani's NYC Tenant Czar Called To 'Seize Private Property,' Calls Home Ownership "White Supremacy"

New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver as tenant advocate. Weaver's past social media posts, now deleted, have drawn controversy. She advocated for seizing private property in a 2018 tweet. Weaver also called homeownership a "weapon of white supremacy" in 2019. She demonstrated her political alignment with calls to "elect more communists," particularly during a Harlem street renaming. Following George Floyd's death, Weaver criticized law enforcement harshly. An image circulated, misquoting Weaver as stating that "Whites especially will be impacted," referencing a supposed transition of property into a collective good. Weaver is a Democratic Socialists of America member and former Housing Justice For All campaign coordinator. She previously lobbied for stricter rent stabilization laws. A property founder questioned her approach, criticizing the potential dismantling of the landlord system. The statements have sparked discussions regarding Weaver's political ideology and its implications for her role.