The wealthy in New York City are on the move, spurred by what some are calling the “Mamdani effect”—a sudden surge of outward migration in anticipation of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, likely taking the reins as mayor this November.
As polls point ever more decisively to a Mamdani victory in the fast-approaching Nov. 4 election, Manhattan’s elite are quietly packing their bags and setting their sights on the rolling lawns and leafy streets of Westchester County as well as other suburban enclaves.
