Critics ripped Brooklyn College for using its public campus to host what amounts to a partisan event to boost socialist Zohran Mamdani’s bid to become NYC mayor.
The “Fight Oligarchy” Town Hall hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) set for Saturday night at Brooklyn College’s Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts crosses the line because its promotions tout the appearance of “special guest Zohran Mamdani,” according to Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, who served as a CUNY trustee for 15 years during the Giuliani and Bloomberg administrations.
“This is a political event,” Wiesenfeld told The Post. 5
“Oligarchy my ass. Sanders is coming to New York to help Mamdani.”
“There is no counterpoint,” said Wiesenfeld, adding other mayoral candidates – including incumbent Eric Adams, ex