New York’s Ultra-Rich Defend Citadel’s Griffin As Penthouse Dig Turns Personal

The press release from Zohran Mamdani declaring New York City’s first pied-à-terre tax cited a $238 million penthouse in Midtown bought by one Ken Griffith.

It was a misspelling — the mayor’s office meant to say Citadel founder Ken Griffin — and a sign of how quickly the surprise policy was rolled out. Then Mamdani went a step further, filming a viral video outside the penthouse and calling out the billionaire by name (this time he got it right).