How Mayor Mamdani Should Handle the Cea Weaver Media Storm

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One week into the mayoralty of Zohran Mamdani, there is already a political crisis. Yesterday, Cea Weaver, his pick to lead the revived Office to Protect Tenants, was on the front page of the New York Post and making international headlines; the Daily Mail, along with the Post, has been camped outside her Crown Heights apartment, photographing her in distress. She was caught — and mocked — for tearing up. At issue are deleted tweets and posts from the 2010s...