Ken Griffin Critiques NYC Mayor Zoran Mamdani But Seeks Dialogue

Ken Griffin has voiced new criticisms regarding New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, yet he also showed interest in future discussions with the far-left leader.

The founder of Citadel reiterated his concerns about Mamdani, who had placed Griffin in the spotlight during his “Tax the Rich” campaign earlier this year, urging business leaders to “fight for our city.”

“They need to find their voice and fight for their city,” Griffin stated at a groundbreaking event on the Upper East Side.

“My advice is to speak up. What’s the worst that can happen?” he added.

As a billionaire hedge fund manager with thousands of employees in New York, Griffin expressed confidence that his company would outlast Mamdani’s administration.

“Everything should be viewed through the lens of Citadel being here for much longer than the mayor’s term,” he remarked.

While he maintains his skepticism about Mamdani’s actions, Griffin mentioned that he plans to address him in the coming months.

“Look at the policy landscape at the time. Actions speak louder than words,” he noted.

These remarks came during a ceremony for the Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion, a new 27-story facility being constructed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he and billionaire David Geffen have invested $400 million.

Despite Citadel’s growing presence in Florida and its recent expansion plans in Miami, Griffin asserted that New York remains pivotal for the company’s future.

Meanwhile, business leaders have expressed that they cannot afford to stay quiet.

“New York will be starved of talent and it will be a disaster,” he warned, sharing a stark vision for the city under Mamdani’s leadership.

“If the mayor wants to say something about you, your record speaks for itself. You create jobs, you create value, you pay taxes,” Griffin emphasized.

This year, Mamdani sparked a public clash when he filmed a Tax Day video in front of Griffin’s $238 million penthouse to push for a new tax on wealthy owners of vacation homes.

Mamdani, standing by his residence on Billionaires’ Row, referred to Griffin while promoting his plans to “tax the wealthy” and announced a tax for luxury real estate owned by non-residents.

Griffin found this behavior unsettling, describing it as “creepy,” and accused the mayor of turning a policy disagreement into a personal affront.

He is projected to owe an additional $1.3 million to $1.4 million in taxes next year as a result of the pied-à-terre tax.

The Upper East Side Cancer Center is just one of the many New York organizations that have benefited from Griffin’s substantial donations, including the Hospital for Special Surgery and the American Museum of Natural History.

The Post has reached out for comments from both Griffin and Mamdani.