Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a rally at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Voting data showed that about a third of the city’s wealthiest residents supported Mamdani in the primary, the New York Post reported. Many donors, some from Wall Street and large law firms, have remained anonymous.
Other high-earning supporters of Mamdani include Ahmed Haque, the founder and CEO of consulting firm Didactic Labs.
"For immigrants coming to this country, these small businesses represent the single path for upward mobility that they have," he said.
Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist who ran Michael Bloomberg’s third campaign for mayor of New York City, wrote on LinkedIn that New Yorkers should "do what we can to help him succeed."
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes the stage at his primary election party. Many wealthy New Yorkers have backed his candidacy. (Heather Khalifa/AP Photo)
In an Instagram post, Keith McNally, owner of Balthazar, a French restaurant, called Mamdani "fantastic."
"More so, when my affluent, paranoid friends tell me Mamdani’s dangerous," he wrote.
Kathy Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, a major business group, told The Journal that she met with Mandani in September, long before his candidacy was taken seriously.
"I’m not in favor of government taking over your business," Wylde recalled him telling her.
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She added that "he has already acknowledged that the housing crisis is only going to be addressed if there’s an increase in private supply. So he’s not just talking about social or socialized housing solutions."
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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