Mamdani pick for key NYC housing post faces pushback after ripping wealthy homeowners as ‘cartels’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pick for a key housing post once likened wealthy homeowners to “cartels” — prompting some City Council members to push back on the controversial nominee. John Mangin, the current Department of City Planning housing director, was tapped by Mamdani in June to chair the Board of Standards and Appeals, an independent agency...