Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor arrived at the ballet gala tonight when a photographer started begging him to run for mayor again \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need you back\u2026 we\u2019d vote for you\u201d<\/p>\n
Bloomberg\u2019s response: \u201cYou\u2019re on your own\u201d \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/NEgOSQI0cW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 New York Mickey (@MickmickNYC) May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Bloomberg had backed Andrew Cuomo\u2019s mayoral bid against Mamdani, pouring nearly $10 million<\/a> into a super PAC backing the former governor\u2019s uninspiring and ultimately doomed campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing mayor of New York City is the second-toughest job in America, and the next mayor will face immense challenges,\u201d Bloomberg said before Mamdani defeated Cuomo in November.<\/p>\n The sly dig at Mamdani on Thursday night comes as many of Bloomberg\u2019s fellow billionaires, notably hedge fund titan Ken Griffin<\/a>, have said the Democratic socialist\u2019s \u201cTax the rich\u201d stance and refusal to welcome the 1% is driving them from the city<\/a>.<\/p>\n Griffin said he\u2019s moving more jobs to Miami as a \u201cdirect consequence\u201d of Mamdani\u2019s \u201ccreepy\u201d social media video<\/a> that used Griffin\u2019s $238 million Manhattan penthouse as a prop to push for a tax on luxury second homes.<\/p>\n The Citadel hedge fund founder \u2014 who also recently purchased a $38 million Park Avenue apartment, the Wall Street Journal first reported<\/a> \u2014 had famously uprooted his business from its longtime Chicago home over his gripes with the city\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n When asked about the burgeoning billionaire exodus, Mamdani has repeated that he wants all New Yorkers, including Griffin, to succeed.<\/p>\n \u201cThat does not negate the fact, however, that our tax system is fundamentally broken,\u201d he said Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt rewards extreme wealth while working people are pushed to the brink. If we want the city to be affordable, we need meaningful tax reform that includes the wealthiest New Yorkers paying their fair share.\u201d <\/p>\n Bloomberg is the 18th-richest person<\/a> in the world, with a net worth of $109.4 billion, according to Forbes. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nycmayor-happy-tax-day-new-125851540_5b7a84.jpg\")
Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s video targeting billionaire Ken Griffin stoked weeks of controversy. @NYCMayor \/X<\/p>\n![\"Democratic](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2019-philadelphia-pennsylvania-former-mayor-127265006.jpg\")
Billionaire former Mayor Michael Bloomberg had backed Mamdani\u2019s rival Andrew Cuomo in last year\u2019s mayoral race. Getty Images<\/p>\n