{"id":2589291,"date":"2026-04-10T11:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfortunate-video-mamdani-thought-walking-through-nyc-was-a-great-photo-op-then-people-noticed-what-was-behind-him\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:17:39","slug":"unfortunate-video-mamdani-thought-walking-through-nyc-was-a-great-photo-op-then-people-noticed-what-was-behind-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unfortunate-video-mamdani-thought-walking-through-nyc-was-a-great-photo-op-then-people-noticed-what-was-behind-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Unfortunate Video: Mamdani Thought Walking Through NYC Was a Great Photo Op, Then People Noticed What Was Behind Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funfortunate-video-mamdani-thought-walking-through-nyc-was-a-great-photo-op-then-people-noticed-what-was-behind-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589291&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece portrays Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as staging a high-profile PR moment: a six-mile walk from City Hall to his Upper East Side residence to mark his 100 days in office.It highlights a viral video of him greeting passersby and taking selfies while protected by armed guards, then notes widespread social-media criticism accusing the stunt of being performative politics rather than substantive governance. The article uses these reactions to argue that the incident exposes hypocrisy and a tendency toward optics over action, pointing to comments on social platforms about the security detail and the stunt itself. It also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cites perceived urban decline<\/a> in New York-graffiti on stores and large-scale retail closures attributed to crime and policy changes-quoting City Journal figures on years of store losses and job reductions, and concludes that Mamdani has not addressed homelessness, the economy, or street safety beyond publicity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, the buffoonish mayor of New York, was hilariously lampooned for staging a &ldquo;casual&rdquo; walk through the streets of Gotham while protected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advice-from-the-lapd-you-probably-shouldnt-wear-expensive-jewelry-anymore\/\" title=\"Advice From the LAPD: You Probably Shouldn\u2019t Wear Expensive Jewelry Anymore\">armed security guards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Mamdani walked 6 miles from City Hall in downtown Manhattan to his mayoral mansion on the Upper East Side to mark his 100th day in office.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip that went viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nowthisimpact\/videos\/mamdani-marks-100-days-with-public-walk\/1616358663003392\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a><\/a>, the leftist Muslim wore a goofy smile while greeting people on the sidewalks, shaking hands, and taking selfies along the way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zohran Mamdani walked 6 miles home last night from the New York City Hall to round out his first 100 days in office. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UlairRP8Jz\">pic.twitter.com\/UlairRP8Jz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/2041993576104784070?\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); 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who cares about his fellow New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>Many commenters noted that the hypocritical anti-gun zealot was surrounded by armed guards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M57a9OCRQm\">pic.twitter.com\/M57a9OCRQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; . (@noxveil__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noxveil__\/status\/2042034534657749186?\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Those men walking with him are fully armed.<\/p>\n<p>I bet the average New Yorker wishes they had that level of protection to walk around in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani is a bad joke told too many times.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Steven Aiken (@JohnSAiken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnSAiken\/status\/2042059063563854076?\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t call yourself a communist without performative staged walks,&rdquo; one X user noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You can&rsquo;t call yourself a communist without performative staged walks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5ONF0sx4r\">pic.twitter.com\/n5ONF0sx4r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Condoralita (@Condoralita) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Condoralita\/status\/2042038509351874783?\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s PR video inadvertently showed graffiti plastered across many locked storefronts &mdash; a reminder of the record-high business closures that have occurred due to the soaring theft emboldened by the Black Lives Matter riots and New York&rsquo;s &ldquo;bail-reform&rdquo; laws.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An annual survey of chain stores in New York has documented the closing of hundreds of locations since 2020. Every one of the 13 largest chains in the city has fewer outlets today than it did in 2019,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-grocery-stores-crime-shoplifting#:~:text=An%20annual%20survey%20of%20chain,of%20those%20committing%20nonviolent%20crimes.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Journal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since then, the city has lost 50,000 retail jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Executives blamed not only losses from theft, but also sharply declining sales, thanks to security efforts like removing all merchandise from shelves and locking it in cases,&rdquo; the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New York resident says she&rsquo;s no longer shopping at CVS anymore because they lock up everything<\/p>\n<p>You can&rsquo;t even buy regular items like Oreos, coffee, crackers, nuts, everything is locked up<\/p>\n<p>This is all because of Democrat policies <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7q7CXfKAoN\">pic.twitter.com\/7q7CXfKAoN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/2032646147945455750?\">March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While it&rsquo;s nice for Mamdani that he has time to take a leisurely walk through the city, the hapless Democrat has done nothing to curb the homelessness epidemic, restore the NYC&rsquo;s once-thriving economy, or make the streets safe.<\/p>\n<p>As is the case with most leftists, all he can deliver is cheap PR stunts and flowery rhetoric instead of concrete actions that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-emerge-from-convention-with-attack-lines-sharpened-on-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats emerge from convention with attack lines sharpened on Trump - Washington Examiner\">improve people&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s lives.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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