Mamdani Talks ‘Intifada’, Taxes in Grilling by Business Leaders

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told business leaders that he would begin to discourage the use of the phrase “globalize the intifada” after being pressed on his views by Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who shocked New York City’s business and political establishment by beating Andrew Cuomo in last month’s Democratic mayoral primary, met Tuesday with about 100 business leaders from the Partnership for New York City. The group is a 350-member coalition of the city’s largest banks and media companies as well as investment, real estate and law firms.