Criticism Follows Appointment of New York Housing Director

Cea Weaver faces intense scrutiny after her appointment as director of the New York Tenant Protection office amid the surfacing of past comments regarding private property.Weaver, an appointee of Zohran Mamdani, previously described private property as a weapon of white supremacy and advocated for the expropriation of assets.The appointment highlights the growing influence of democratic socialists in neighborhoods like Astoria, where Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other left-wing figures have consolidated political power.