Newly Elected NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Receives Backlash After Reportedly Going To Luxury Resort After Election Win

This isn’t a good look for Zohran Mamdani.

Rep. Mike Lawler of New York has claimed newly elected mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani went to a luxury resort shortly after winning his election.

Lawyer stated if Mamdani was serious about helping families in new York he wouldn’t be “jetting off to a luxury resort” after winning an election.

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Since we’re talking about an affordability crisis and are currently in the middle of a government shutdown, it’s embarrassing, quite frankly, to see Mayor-elect Mamdani and Governor Hochul, among other New York Democrats, flying down to Puerto Rico to pop bottles of champagne to… pic.twitter.com/joWs9P8t6V

— Congressman Mike Lawler (@RepMikeLawler) November 6, 2025

Fox News provided more details on rep. Lawyer’s comments:

An Empire State Republican is criticizing New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for his attendance at a conference in Puerto Rico, days after winning his race and during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

“If Zohran Mamdani is truly serious about helping working families, he wouldn’t be jetting off to a luxury resort the moment he wins an election,” Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., first told Fox News Digital.

Both Politico and New York outlet City & State reported that Mamdani is expected to travel to the 2025 SOMOS Conference in Puerto Rico on Thursday.

Politico reported that Mamdani is attending a cocktail reception on Thursday hosted by New York’s Democrat Attorney General Letitia James. Fox News Digital obtained a copy of an invitation that appears to confirm the report.

Lawler questioned whether Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul were also attending.

“If so, why? Who’s looking out for New Yorkers while they’re on the beach?” Lawler asked of Mamdani and the other Democrats mentioned.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., whom Lawler also named, is not attending the conference.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has been spotted en route to Somos in Puerto Rico, I’ve been told

— Craig McCarthy (@createcraig) November 6, 2025

The Associated Press reported more on Mamdani’s travels:

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is traveling to Puerto Rico on Thursday for an annual summit that brings New York politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings, workshops and boozy confabs.

Fresh off his election win, Mamdani is expected to be a main attraction of the Somos conference, where he’ll have a chance to meet political insiders eager to bend his ear as he starts to staff up his incoming administration.

Mamdani, 34, announced his transition team this week, hiring a group of veteran officials to help guide his shift to City Hall, as he plans to carry out an ambitious affordability agenda when he takes office next year.

At Somos, he’s set to attend a Thursday evening cocktail reception organized by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who had been one of his big boosters during his campaign.