Senior officials in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration are reportedly plotting a coordinated social media pressure campaign against some of the city's most powerful business leaders, looking to mobilize a 200-plus influencer network run through City Hall.Mamdani's network of social media creators working for him first drew scrutiny earlier this month after the Columbia Journalism Review revealed that City Hall was communicating with more than 200 influencers through an encrypted Signal group called "NYC Creators Announcements." Fox News Digital subsequently reported that members receive daily talking points, videos and other updates from the administration, while also being offered access to events and city officials.Now, two sources briefed on the effort told the New York Post that senior City Hall aides have discussed mobilizing the influencer network against New York business executives, including leaders of the Partnership for New York City, an influential nonprofit representing the city's business leaders and largest employers.Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and Related Companies CEO Jeff Blau have also been floated as potential targets, according to the Post.MAMDANI’S ‘MASS ENGAGEMENT’ OFFICE DRAWS FIRE OVER PLANS TO BUILD INFLUENCE BEYOND CITY HALL: ‘NYC IS DONE’NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Albert Bourla, Chairman & CEO of Pfizer, speaks during the 2026 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on September 22, 2026 in New York City.
(Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)The reported strategy centers on "blindsid[ing]" Partnership for New York City President and CEO Steven Fulop, who took over the organization earlier this year, with one source telling the Post that aides viewed the leadership transition as an opportunity to "go at CEOs.""They want to punch Fulop in the face," the source told The Post.Fulop, however, told Fox News that he personally spoke with Mamdani following the report and that the m...