Mamdani to skip Met Gala as he pushes tax on ultrawealthy
Elected on a democratic socialist platform, he has made raising taxes on the wealthy a defining feature of his administration.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend this year’s Met Gala, citing his focus on affordability in the nation’s most expensive city.
No-show
Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, will skip the May 4 fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, the mayor said in an interview with Hell Gate. He told …
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