Overview
- Rapaport unveiled his plan on his I Am Rapaport podcast, repeatedly styling himself “Mayor Rapaport” before declaring he will run.
- In the episode he derided Zohran Mamdani with expletives and nicknames such as “Zohran the Zero” and “Zohran the Ziophobe.”
- Days earlier he teased the run on Instagram, posting a mayoral-themed message capped with “Mayor Rapaport is coming.”
- He urged fans to send resumes and to call him “Mayor Rap,” signaling a long runway toward a 2029 campaign without any formal filing reported.
- Mamdani won the Nov. 4 election and was sworn in Jan. 1, with outlets noting they had sought comment from his office on Rapaport’s remarks.