Overview
- On The Beat with Ari Melber, Zohran Mamdani reaffirmed adding two percentage points to income taxes for New Yorkers making over $1 million to fund public services.
- 50 Cent reposted the MSNBC clip and reiterated his view that the plan would drive wealth from the city and risk public safety if police funding is cut.
- Mamdani said he is not calling to abolish the NYPD and outlined a Department of Community Safety proposal with expanded B-HEARD crisis response.
- The back-and-forth traces to Mamdani’s earlier Breakfast Club interview and 50 Cent’s Instagram offer of $258,750 and a first-class one-way ticket out of New York.
- Mamdani mixed policy detail with humor in the TV exchange, noting he still listens to 50 Cent’s 'Many Men' despite receiving threats.