Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist now vying to lead New York City, is under fire after resurfaced videos show him calling for a radical “communal living” overhaul that would replace private condos with shared kitchens, bathhouses, and food co-ops in a bid to “de-commodify housing.”

The footage, taken from a 2021 conference hosted by The Gravel Institute, captures Mamdani telling fellow socialists that the real problem with housing is that it’s treated “like a consumer product, just like clothes or cars,” which he sees as incompatible with his vision for society.

“Why do so many people end up homeless?” Mamdani asks in the video. “It’s not because there aren’t enough homes to go around, there are plenty of empty homes. No. It’s because housing people is not a primary goal of developers or landlords. Their goal, simply put, is to make a profit.”

For Mamdani, that’s unacceptable. His stated solution is to move away from the “status quo in which most people access housing by purchasing it on the market” and instead guarantee “high quality housing to all as a human right.”

His example? Post-war communist Vienna, where he praised government-run communal apartments that include shared laundry, kitchens, food co-ops, pharmacies, and public lecture halls. He openly admits that while Vienna today still has private housing, his goal is to push America toward “full de-commodification” of housing.

Critics say it’s a clear window into the Marxist worldview Mamdani is trying to impose on New York City. President Donald Trump blasted Mamdani in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, calling him a “100% Communist Lunatic” and warning that he’s prepared to block federal funding if Mamdani tries to implement these policies.

“As President of the United States, I’m not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York,” Trump wrote. “Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards. I’ll save New York City, and make it ‘Hot’ and ‘Great’ again, just like I did with the Good Ol’ USA!”

Former Obama Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has also expressed concern that a Mamdani-led NYC could trigger a mass business exodus, tank the tax base, and accelerate the ongoing population decline that has already hammered the city since 2020.

Mamdani’s comments may come as no surprise to those familiar with his prior remarks. In the same resurfaced 2021 video, he told attendees they should not compromise on goals like “seizing the means of production,” a phrase famously rooted in Marxist revolutionary ideology.

While left-leaning fact-checkers like PolitiFact have tried to label claims that Mamdani is a “communist” as false, these videos may challenge that narrative as voters see him embracing policies and language ripped straight from the socialist playbook.

His plan involves “community land trusts” gradually buying up private housing to convert it to community ownership, replacing private landlords with collectives and local councils, effectively placing the government in charge of vast swaths of New York’s housing stock.

Mamdani’s supporters argue that his views are simply about making housing more affordable in a city plagued by a spiraling cost of living crisis. They point to stagnant wages and rising rents as justification for exploring alternative models of ownership.

But for many New Yorkers, especially those who fled from communist regimes or watched socialist policies hollow out once-thriving cities, the idea of government-run communal living is a red flag — and one that could define the stakes of the upcoming mayoral race.

Fox News Digital reports that Mamdani’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment on the resurfaced video.

With Mamdani now surging in New York’s crowded mayoral field, the resurfacing of these statements is expected to sharpen the lines between voters craving a far-left revolution in city governance and those worried about what that revolution would truly look like if it ever took power.