{"id":8719,"date":"2025-11-09T03:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=8719"},"modified":"2025-11-09T03:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:14:09","slug":"dave-portnoy-threatens-to-pull-barstool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=8719","title":{"rendered":"Dave Portnoy threatens to pull Barstool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Portnoy Threatens Manhattan Exit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barstool Sports founder&nbsp;<strong>Dave Portnoy<\/strong>&nbsp;says he may close the company\u2019s Manhattan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>office following&nbsp;<strong>Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11091\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>as New York City mayor, calling the 34-year-old Democratic socialist a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCommunist\u201d who will \u201cwreck the business climate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11092\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strong Opposition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hate the guy,\u201d Portnoy said during a livestream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThirty-something-year-old Communist running New York City who\u2019s never had a job in his life,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_11093\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11093\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_11094\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11094\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>hates America \u2014 doesn\u2019t seem like the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11095\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Considering a Move<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portnoy said he\u2019s asked his finance team to look for office space in&nbsp;<strong>Hoboken or Jersey City<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>admitting he\u2019s \u201cgiven it a lot of thought\u201d but doesn\u2019t want to disrupt employees\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11091\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Political Backdrop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mamdani, who ran on rent freezes and public housing expansion,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>represents a leftward shift in city politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11092\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Portnoy, whose company is valued around&nbsp;<strong>$600 million<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>said he might relocate Barstool \u201cto take a principled stand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_11093\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11093\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_11094\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8-nov-3.4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11094\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portnoy Threatens Manhattan Exit Barstool Sports founder&nbsp;Dave Portnoy&nbsp;says he may close the company\u2019s Manhattan office following&nbsp;Zohran Mamdani\u2019s election as New York City mayor, calling the 34-year-old Democratic socialist a \u201cCommunist\u201d who will \u201cwreck the business climate.\u201d Strong Opposition \u201cI hate the guy,\u201d Portnoy said during a livestream. \u201cThirty-something-year-old Communist running New York City who\u2019s 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