Mamdani Reveals Continued Rap Music Royalties in Tax Filings

<cite index='7-1,7-2,7-5'>NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still making money from his short-lived career as a multilingual rapper, tax filings show. The tax filings showed the bulk of Mamdani's 2025 earnings came from his $131,296 salary as a state Assembly member. As mayor, Mamdani is set to earn a salary of $258,750 this year.</cite> The filing disclosure provides transparency into the mayor's personal finances.

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