Sure, the tax revenue is nice. But ….
An outdoor diner with pooch.Credit.Daniel Arnold
April 15, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET
Even without final data from New York City about how many people remained in the city during the pandemic, an abundance of anecdotal evidence exists about the exodus of its wealthiest residents.
At the writer Molly Jong-Fast’s Upper East Side apartment building, less than half a dozen of the 47 units were occupied in April 2020, she said. Mark Armstrong Peddigrew, a personal trainer in Lower Manhattan, said that roughly 85 percent of his clients left town.
At Loaves & Fishes Foodstore, a grocer in the Hamptons where lobster salad costs more than $100 a pound, there were 30-minute lines on Thursday mornings during the off season.
The movement leader has been the subject of right wing attacks.
Published 19 hours ago
Written by Paul Meara
Black Lives Matter Global Network, the official organization behind the Black Lives Matter activist movement, has responded to concerns regarding co-founder and executive director
Patrisse Cullors’ earnings. A right wing think tank recently published property records showing Cullors’ real estate holdings, including three homes in Southern California and a ranch in Georgia. The findings spread like wildfire among conservative news outlets, many of which insinuated Cullors had been profiting from the organization, which raised $90 million last year.
“Patrisse Cullors is the Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF). She serves in this role in a volunteer capacity and does not receive a salary or benefits,” BLM stated via it’s official Twitter handle. “Patrisse has received a total of $120,000 since the organization’s inceptio
Patrisse Cullors is finally speaking out about the rumors around her finances. The Black Lives Matter co-founder made headlines after it was revealed that she allegedly purchased several luxurious homes in upscale neighborhoods with funds from the organization. As per theGrio, an investigation is being opened in light of the allegations.
As previously reported by
theGrio, an investigation is being opened in light of the allegations.
Cullors, 37, has reportedly purchased four high-end homes for $3.2M in the U.S. alone, per the
New York Post, including property in a mostly white area of Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles County for $1.4M.
BLM reportedly brought in $90M in donations last year, and questions have emerged about if or how Cullors is paid by the organization and how much she has contributed to charity, per
“If you go around calling yourself a socialist, you have to ask how much of her own personal money is going to charitable causes,” Newsome told
Cullors is facing criticism over how a Marxist can have a large property portfolio
Tuesday the BLM co-founder said questions about her four homes were racist
Cullors, 37, said that it was a tactic of terror to discredit and silence her
BLM said questions were part of a tradition of terror by white supremacists
The organization confirmed that Cullors had not been paid by them since 2019
She has been paid a total of $120,000 from 2013-19 for her work with BLM
Cullors is a best-selling author and recently signed a deal with Warner Bros
She is believed to own four homes in Los Angeles and Georgia