Actor and podcaster Michael Rapaport ripped Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for consuming at “one of many priciest joints in NYC” whereas residing in a rent-stabilized condo.
Rapaport posted a social media pic Wednesday of the election front-runner and proud democratic socialist as he ate at Manhattan sushi restaurant Omen Azen — which lists a kampai caviar app for $27 and a 12-piece sashimi combo for $50.
“How's a ‘working class' mayoral candidate like Zohran Mamdani consuming at OMEN SUSHI — one of the vital costly spots in NYC?” the “Greater Studying” star posted on X.
“The rent-stabilized ‘man of the folks' from Queens is out right here eating like a diplomat on a Qatari stipend,” he raged. “Who's selecting up the examine, Zoron the Moron? You're not working class — you're fraud class.”
However Rapaport wasn't accomplished with Mamdani, who gained a Democratic Celebration major in June and has campaigned on affordability points by promising free bus fares, pushing lease freezes and floating concepts like city-run grocery shops.
Mamdani stated throughout a mayoral candidates' debate final week that he spent $150 every week on groceries, however Omen Azen's signature nine-course seasonal tasting menu goes for a cool $145 itself and comes with filet mignon, burdock soup and sashimi.
“Additionally do you suppose he took the practice, bus, or an UBER again to his lease stabilized condo in Queens?” stated Rapaport in an Instagram submit, including he could be supporting Mamdani's election rival Andrew Cuomo, the previous governor who's operating as an unbiased.
It wasn't clear if Rapaport took the pic of Mamdani, who gave the impression to be eating together with his spouse on the restaurant, a Thompson Avenue staple that pulls movie star diners like Yoko Ono.
The jab got here only a day after Cuomo dismissed as a “baby of wealth” unfit to run the town.
“He grew up in Uganda — mainly in a palace,” Cuomo stated on Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast. “Moved to Manhattan, grew up in a West Aspect penthouse, went to non-public faculty, $60,000 a 12 months and Bowdoin School.”
Mamdani's household ties have drawn fireplace earlier than. His mom, acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair, has had a number of initiatives bankrolled by Qatari state-funded cultural establishments — a connection Rapaport highlighted in his tirade.
A spokesperson for the Mamdani marketing campaign didn't reply to The Submit's request for remark.
