CNBC anchor rips Mamdani for filming video outside billionaire Ken Griffins NYC penthouse: Demonizing him

A CNBC anchor blasted far-left New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he filmed a video touting a proposed pied-à-terre tax outside hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s Manhattan penthouse.Shooting his segment outside Griffin’s $238 million spread at 220 Central Park South, a smirking Mamdani on Thursday declared, “When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich.” Hizzoner pointed to up to the Citadel CEO’s apartment as an example of the kind of luxury property targeted by his new “pied-à-terre tax,” adding: “Like for this penthouse, which hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin bought for $238 million.”The video which was posted to Mamdani’s official social media accounts have gone viral, accumulating tens of millions of views online.Sara Eisen, a co-anchor on “Squawk on the Street” and “Money Movers,” warned the move risks backfiring, noting Griffin “employs thousands of people in NYC” and is “investing billions more and creating thousands more jobs” — adding that “making him feel unwelcome and demonizing him seems risky.”“Ken Griffin employs thousands of people in NYC and is planning to build the tallest office tower on Park Ave., investing billions more and creating thousands more jobs,” Eisen wrote on X on Thursday, adding that “[f]or that reason, he’s also here in NYC a lot, @NYCMayor.”“Meantime Miami is welcoming him and his firm, with the massive jobs, investment and tax revenue he’s bringing,” Eisen wrote.The Post has sought comment from Mamdani and Griffin.Eisen said Griffin relocated the headquarters of his hedge fund from Chicago to Miami “because of bad policy.”The proposed pied-a-terre tax, unveiled by Gov.

Kathy Hochul, would impose an annual levy on luxury homes worth more than $5 million owned by non-full-time residents, targeting ultra-wealthy property owners whose units often sit empty.When reached by The Post, Eisen expanded on her X post, warning that while “there’s no place like...