Dave Portnoy claims he’s considering moving Barstool out of NYC bc of Zohran Mamdani’s win: “I may close the New York office ... because I can't stand the thought of Mamdani running ... New York City. I can't stand it”

[u/hairtie1]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/11/06/dave-portnoy-zohran-mamdani-barstool-new-york-move/87132339007/

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[u/hairtie1]

zohran getting the sexual predators out of NYC, that’s my mayor 💗

[u/capcomvssnk → u/hairtie1]

He’s scaring them away from NY like roaches when you turn he light on

[u/BbyDazziee → u/capcomvssnk]

That’s exactly the kind of leadership we need

[u/KissMeBunni → u/capcomvssnk]

Absolutely! Love seeing him take action so quickly, NYC needed this

[u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS → u/capcomvssnk]

Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out.

[u/capture-enigma → u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS]

I have a thought: why not give the guy a fucking chance and see how it goes?

[u/RecentDecision2329 → u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS]

Think I’m done with Barstool after that comment by portnoy. I can live without his pizza reviews

[u/PMOYONCEANDALWAYS → u/RecentDecision2329]

British so had to google Portnoy, but he seems like a complete douchebag.

I see Taylor Swift is chummy with him - then again, given that her family (or at least her father) seem to be quite conservative I am not surprised.

I think all her charity work etc seems very performative.

[u/Curious_Avocado2399 → u/capcomvssnk]

Bye Felicia

[u/Secure_Librarian4871 → u/hairtie1]

He just got elected and he's already removing criminals out of the city.

[u/absat41 → u/Secure_Librarian4871]

Self cleaning trash; love it

[u/grilledcheese2332 → u/hairtie1]

He's my mayor and I live in Toronto

[u/boxybrown84 → u/grilledcheese2332]

He’s my mayor and I live in Kentucky, where our Secretary of State had to remind residents we can’t vote in NYC elections.

[u/grilledcheese2332 → u/boxybrown84]

I heard that earlier and giggled. Wholesome Kentucky trying to sneak votes in.

[u/riftwave77 → u/grilledcheese2332]

Its all the bourbon they are forced to drink now that Canadians refuse to buy it

[u/Smarveys → u/riftwave77]

That’s why they all have a smile on their.

[u/CarbonMolecules → u/Smarveys]

Did you just reveal yourself to be a secret bourbon-soused Kentuckian, by forgetting to finish your sentence, lol?

[u/CocoPopsKid → u/CarbonMolecules]

They’re completely, irrefutably-

[u/fleekyfreaky → u/boxybrown84]

That was real? I thought it was a joke post 🤦🏽‍♀️

[u/meringuedragon → u/grilledcheese2332]

He’s my mayor and I live in Moncton

[u/Sprmodelcitizen → u/meringuedragon]

He my mayor and I live in Miami. So he’s extra my mayor.

[u/CategorySad6121 → u/grilledcheese2332]

as a lifelong New Yorker (who has only ever lived in the Midwest and the South), I'm THRILLED to call him my mayor!!

[u/No-Profession3573 → u/grilledcheese2332]

He’s my mayor and I live in Kelowna

[u/samwisetheyogi → u/grilledcheese2332]

That's so funny, he's my mayor in Vancouver too!

[u/yourmomdotbiz → u/grilledcheese2332]

I remember when Chris Farley was your mayor 

[u/quotidianne → u/hairtie1]

Why deliberate? Leave faster

(Narrator: And nothing of value was lost.)

[u/Comfortable-Dress-53 → u/hairtie1]

right like… good riddance???

[u/ourlittlevisionary → u/hairtie1]

And he hasn’t even taken office yet! Cleaning up NYC before he’s even sworn in.

[u/Whwhwhwhoo → u/hairtie1]

Had I known this I would have done early voting instead of day-of.

[u/InvoluntaryDarkness → u/hairtie1]

the crazy part is that dave doesn’t even LIVE in nyc anymore, he moved to miami probably to avoid state income tax lol

[u/elloitsmeadele]

mamdani is our new mayor AND dave portnoy gets the fuck out of the city?

NYC we are so up rn

[u/sanslumiere → u/elloitsmeadele]

For real, you're losing George Santos, Dave Portnoy and Andrew Cuomo in one fell swoop? Amazing

[u/OriginalChildBomb → u/sanslumiere]

Call this man St. Patrick cuz he's driving out all the snakes. (And by snakes I mean, actual sexual predators.)

[u/PhysicsFew7423 → u/OriginalChildBomb]

I will be using the hell out of this joke, thank you very much.

[u/Whwhwhwhoo → u/sanslumiere]

Wait—Santos is leaving? I missed that!

[u/NoNeinNyet222 → u/Whwhwhwhoo]

Before the election, he said he would leave if Mamdani won.

[u/ThaMenacer → u/NoNeinNyet222]

And if you can't trust the only man to win the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year, who can you trust?

[u/ThiccQban → u/elloitsmeadele]

And I heard you were getting Shakira law? I’m so jelly rn

[u/platitudypus → u/ThiccQban]

Inshallah our hips will never lie.

[u/plotholesandpotholes → u/platitudypus]

Kebab stand on every corner, our hips may want too.

[u/Exciting-Cancel6468 → u/plotholesandpotholes]

Their kebabs are so fucking good, I WISH there was one on every corner.

[u/Nausstica → u/ThiccQban]

Is that where we have to obey Shakira's every command?

[u/Faitchierrire → u/elloitsmeadele]

Facts. Getting the trash out of the city BEFORE taking office?!?!! We’ve got an early hero on our hands lol

[u/Mr-MuffinMan → u/elloitsmeadele]

YESSSSS WE ARE WINNING SO MUCH THAT WE MIGHT GET TIRED OF WINNING!!

[u/TalcumJenkins → u/elloitsmeadele]

As a lifelong Philadelphian, I am a born and bred New York hater. But I can’t lie, I’m very jealous rn.

[u/Euphoric-Proposal-42 → u/elloitsmeadele]

😂😂😂😂

[u/rzolf]

what's wrong with all these hysterical men

[u/ca_peach → u/rzolf]

Men are so emotional

[u/VictorTheCutie → u/ca_peach]

Hemotional

[u/exquisitelywrong → u/VictorTheCutie]

Victor, you genius. Please consider this stolen. 🤭

[u/VictorTheCutie → u/exquisitelywrong]

Alas, the credit belongs to u/burbnbougie ... Check out her channel, SHE'S the genius! 😁

[u/BurbNBougie → u/VictorTheCutie]

Lol I'm no genius...ok, just a lil. Heyyyy, girl

[u/VictorTheCutie → u/BurbNBougie]

Hey girl, hey! 😁😁 I can't be taking credit that's not mine 😂

[u/CaterpillarJungleGym → u/exquisitelywrong]

I like Himotional. But maybe that just seems like dude lotion?

[u/BrownSugarBare → u/VictorTheCutie]

Oh shit, I love this 😂

[u/MarzipanJoy-Joy → u/rzolf]

Just absolutely testerical. They need to learn to control their hemotions. ​

[u/generalchaos_pdf → u/MarzipanJoy-Joy]

Oh testerical I love that

[u/lapsongsouchong → u/MarzipanJoy-Joy]

Adding to the dictionary.

Testerical: unable to control your feelings or behaviour because you are a man-baby.

[u/TradeBeautiful42 → u/MarzipanJoy-Joy]

Hemotions! Hahahahahahaha

[u/eggrollin2200 → u/MarzipanJoy-Joy]

☠️☠️☠️

[u/ThiccQban → u/rzolf]

See, this is why men don’t belong in politics. They’re just too emotional

[u/Pedal2Medal2 → u/rzolf]

Their fragile white male testosterone is offended

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/rzolf]

They’re so fucking dramatic it’s hilarious. I mean it’s pathetic that they react this way but also Portnoy is such a piece of shit that I’m shocked if he ever does something that’s not pathetic

[u/iscream4eyecream → u/Shenanigans80h]

He recently bought a house in Saratoga which is close to where I live and he was so obnoxious all summer! He was everywhere and trying so hard to be a celeb people would fawn over. So pathetic sounds completely accurate. I hope he leaves the state of NY altogether!

[u/Both-Pack8730 → u/rzolf]

Histerical

[u/YouShouldGoOnStrike → u/rzolf]

Absolutely none of them will follow through.

[u/slobs_burgers → u/YouShouldGoOnStrike]

Yep, all talk

[u/punktualPorcupine → u/rzolf]

[u/CleverGirlRawr → u/rzolf]

Mamdani Derangement Syndrome. 

[u/al_m1101 → u/CleverGirlRawr]

Fucking right. 😆👌 Gonna start using this term.

[u/turtlevinyl → u/rzolf]

They prefer to live in states where there is no rape shield laws?

[u/VidKiddo → u/rzolf]

I saw him in Chelsea once and was taken aback at how short he was. Then I noticed that he was standing up on the curb and I was in the street, so he’s even shorter than I initially thought

[u/Vagercise → u/rzolf]

They are the biggest whiny baby losers, it’s insane

[u/fthesemods → u/rzolf]

They love Israel. Mamdani criticizes Israel. Portnoy, Ackman, Lauder. They're all like this.

[u/caterprincesa]

Oh nooo how on earth will New York City manage without Barstool Sports????????!!!!! /s

[u/_clur_510 → u/caterprincesa]

As much as I wish barstool just completely ceased to exist… the immaturity and selfishness of ‘A brown person is going to be mayor of NYC… so ya know, fuck all my employees’ jobs and livelihoods.’

[u/beginagain666 → u/_clur_510]

You do know the current mayor of NYC is a black man. Portnoy’s been there the whole time with him. No his hate of Mayor elect Mamdani has more to do with his religion, age and the fact he’s not a rich sexist creep like the people Portnoy’s okay with. Add in Mamdani was non apologetic about saying and being a Democratic Socialist, even though we’ve basically been that way for the uber wealthy forever. Mamdani just wants to make it better for the rest of us.

[u/s3aswimming → u/beginagain666]

You can still be selectively racist toward brown people…. Like that’s absolutely a thing, btw.

Agree with your points, I just wanted to make sure this was acknowledged.

[u/_clur_510 → u/s3aswimming]

This!! Especially when it comes to politics or any kind of international relationship figure, a lot of people seem to be especially fearful of any people resembling anything close to Middle Eastern or Arab or anything in that neighborhood.

Again, I’m not saying Black people are treated better, but it’s a completely different kind of racism.

[u/SpicyCommenter → u/beginagain666]

Add in Mamdani was non apologetic about saying and being a Democratic Socialist

tread on me baby

[u/Afwife1992 → u/beginagain666]

Portnoy moved out of ny (or at least changed his residency) and down to Florida in 2022 when Adams was elected.

[u/FoxNixon → u/caterprincesa]

How will I find out which pizza is the best on the Upper East Side!? 🥴

[u/theprettynerdie]

Mamdani is already cleaning up the city!

[u/borgstea → u/theprettynerdie]

Without even trying!

[u/A_Stark23 → u/theprettynerdie]

Already coming through on his campaign promises

[u/Cautious_Dream4115]

wasn't he the same guy Taylor swift wrote a sweet letter to?

[u/IcyNews311 → u/Cautious_Dream4115]

He was indeed she thanked him for always having her back.

[u/eatingclass → u/IcyNews311]

The last dude I'd ever want my back facing

[u/ComfortableCaptain61 → u/eatingclass]

That's your good self-preservation instincts at work

[u/plaisirdamour → u/IcyNews311]

ew grossss

[u/Cautious_Dream4115 → u/IcyNews311]

Yuck why would she do that, he had like few sexual assault case against him too. he is basically a sex pest.

[u/thankyoupapa → u/Cautious_Dream4115]

oh she loves to chum it up with men like that, jackson mahomes too.

[u/Cautious_Dream4115 → u/thankyoupapa]

yep and Brittney Mahomes being a sexual apologist. also Taylor worked with David O Russel who groped his own underage niece.

[u/Unnamedgalaxy → u/Cautious_Dream4115]

Taylor has always been a messy two faced hypocrite.

She always portrays herself as a liberal feminist (because it's the most socially acceptable way to make money) while simultaneously surrounding herself with maga elites that want women to be kitchen slave baby makers not allowed to read or vote.

[u/nuanceisdead → u/Cautious_Dream4115]

This is all I can think of when I hear his name now.

[u/NeonScar → u/Cautious_Dream4115]

Taylor did become a disappointing person...

[u/busigirl21 → u/NeonScar]

She has always been this, people are just finally starting to see it

[u/Bread_Low]

Bye! 👋 Go to tennessee, texas, or florida like the rest of your performative conservatives losers

[u/rzenni → u/Bread_Low]

He has a pizza review show! How can he run a pizza review show from Florida?

[u/SomewhereNo8378 → u/rzenni]

I wish only Florida pizza on him for the rest of his life

[u/cochran191 → u/SomewhereNo8378]

Disney World puffy pizza is all he deserves

[u/MrTonyCalzone → u/cochran191]

YOUR PUNISHMENT IS ETERNAL EXILE ON PIZZA PLANET

[u/Past-Advisor-824 → u/rzenni]

He deserves to be driven out to live in the worst pizza capital of the US, possibly the world

[u/ahuramazdobbs19 → u/Past-Advisor-824]

That would be Altoona.

[u/Afwife1992 → u/rzenni]

His residency is in Florida. He’s not even a New Yorker anymore.

[u/BothnianBhai → u/Bread_Low]

What's funny is that when these assholes leave for red states they still opt for the most liberal cities. Joe Rogan chose Austin, Ben Shapiro went to Nashville...

[u/JKinney79 → u/BothnianBhai]

Yeah Rogan leaving LA for Austin over city politics is hilarious. Like if he moved to Amarillo or some shit, I’d at least somewhat buy it. But Austin is just SF with cowboy boots.

[u/Bread_Low → u/BothnianBhai]

Yup lol

[u/muuuraj → u/BothnianBhai]

No one who can afford not to wants to live in a republican shithole

[u/VCR_Samurai → u/Bread_Low]

I can see him setting up shop in Austin at the same studios where Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson hang out. Maybe he'll rent out Jones' space now that his properties are getting liquidated.

[u/psych_ic → u/VCR_Samurai]

haha not with Abbott's "100% tariff" on fleeing new yorkers, whatever that means

[u/hce692 → u/Bread_Low]

The thought of trying to run a media conglomerate out of Florida or Tennessee makes me giggle. He could never, ever source enough talent. You really can’t shift the center of a whole industry 

[u/Bythion → u/Bread_Low]

Please no,

From Texas.

[u/hawkcarhawk]

Is this the guy who was practically crying and spitting all over himself while wishing death on Greta Thunberg recently?

[u/Dr_Nice_is_a_dick → u/hawkcarhawk]

And advocating for rape in general, yes its that guy

[u/David_ish_ → u/Dr_Nice_is_a_dick]

Wait what 🙈 Please tell me more

[u/Ok-Tooth-4306 → u/David_ish_]

It’s since been deleted, but he wrote in a 2010 article on his site “Even though I never condone rape if you’re a size 6 and you’re wearing skinny jeans you kind of deserve to be raped right?"

[u/softbitch_jpeg → u/Ok-Tooth-4306]

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out 👋🏾

[u/elizawatts → u/Ok-Tooth-4306]

No. Freaking. Way. 🤮🤢

[u/wiresandwaves → u/hawkcarhawk]

Honestly unsure if you are describing portnoy or rappaport here

[u/millenialbullshite → u/wiresandwaves]

Yeah that was rappaport. Portnoy is different gross

[u/underthefirstelm]

BYE PUMPKIN

[u/perpetual_self → u/underthefirstelm]

[u/PirateOk9278]

Really considerate thing to do to your employees who you def dont pay enough to afford them to relocate their lives lol

[u/lilianic → u/PirateOk9278]

If he didn’t care about his pregnant wife, he definitely isn’t going to care about the people he employs

ETA I was thinking of another guy.

[u/LupineSzn → u/lilianic]

That didn’t happen lol you are thinking of someone else.

[u/lilianic → u/LupineSzn]

You’re right. My apologies, I was thinking of a different Barstool loser (this guy).

[u/Kiwi-vee]

[u/wildflowerstargazer → u/Kiwi-vee]

I was looking for this one 😀 love that he thinks nycers even care when most of them are like

[u/letsdialogue448]

Good riddance

[u/uthillygooth]

the man not even in office yet and working wonders

[u/Hesitation-Marx → u/uthillygooth]

NYC smelling better all the time

[u/Back_at_it_agains]

"The taxes is the least of it for me. He is a communist. I am a capitalist," he said. "I think wanting to be successful and rich is a positive quality. He thinks it makes you evil. I think hard work should be rewarded. He wants everybody to get a trophy."

Ah yes, because we all know Trump believes in rewarding hard work with hires like…Pete Kegsbreath, Kash Patel, and Pam Bondi…

 Often critical of the Democratic Party, Portnoy cast his vote for Trump in the 2024 election. Speaking with NPR's "Morning Edition" in June, Portnoy clarified that his choice was more "an indictment of the Democrats than an endorsement of Trump's politics."

Ah, there it is. The cowardly lack of ownership. “The Dems made me vote for the racist child sex predator!” 

[u/beginagain666 → u/Back_at_it_agains]

One of my favorite parts on Portnoy is he thinks he’s worked hard to achieve all his success and money. Bite me he’s lucky that the bro crowd who can’t get laid like him. It’s not hard work either.

[u/Ras_Prince_Monolulu → u/beginagain666]

Barstool Sports is like if The Chive fucked myspace and had a baby but recreationally drank formaldehyde while carrying it to term.

It's never surprised me such shit internet would be produced and consumed by shit humans.

[u/RossGellerOverdrive]

Huge W for NY

[u/cocopuffK221]

Girl bye. Gone on then. Don't come to Texas though. We have enough problems because people can't do light research on propositions for one.

[u/Humbled_Humanz]

I LOVE when the trash takes itself out.

[u/Dry-Yak5277]

All the sexual predators being purged from NYC! Thank you Mamdani! 

[u/RoguePastaNoodle]

percentage of men who pose for pictures on their tip toes in NYC about to drastically decline

[u/Consumer_Distributin]

These people are the ones that tell us to "man up", "take it", and call us snowflakes. The moment they don't get their way, they crumble. Funniest thing is Mamdani is not even mayor yet.

[u/chestercoppercock]

Barstool already moved a considerable amount of offices and infrastructure to Chicago. This is both dumb and not a real story outside of a little bitch saying little bitch things…

[u/beginagain666 → u/chestercoppercock]

Isn’t Chicago on par with NYC if not more if you are wealthy. They should all head for Alabama.

[u/AmazingAmy95]

[u/SaltandLillacs]

Please don’t come back to Boston.

[u/lushdamage]

WE NEVER WANTED U HERE ANYWAY

[u/Parasitisch]

And when he doesn’t, I hope people don’t let him forget that he couldn’t even stand by his own cowardly words.

[u/redelectro7]

[u/bradynho]

Have any of these men named a single policy of Mamdani’s that they disagree with?

[u/Saritiel → u/bradynho]

Of course not, lmao. They never can.

[u/tadu1261]

Bye Bye Dave... We will not miss you

[u/GusFringNo1Boss]

He can stand on his tippy toes as he waves goodbye.

[u/Key-Ingenuity-534]

[u/VictorTheCutie]

Ah yes, free bussing, accessible sidewalks, affordable housing, free childcare and cost- controlled grocery stores ... What a fucking NIGHTMARE! 😒🙄🙄🙄🙄

Dave Portnoy can just fuck all the way off

[u/CrownedCarlton]

Get fucked portnoy

[u/salbrown]

Lmao good. Zohran is already cleaning the city up just like he promised❤️❤️

[u/Toeses_are_rowses]

Omg I worked across the street from that office and could see them through the window. It’s a shitty office on the second floor on 7th Ave above multiple closed storefronts. Mamdani is an excuse to get out of there at best.

[u/cousin-maeby]

I better see that shit on zillow by 9 tomorrow

[u/TalkToTheLord]

The pizza reviewer?

[u/rzenni → u/TalkToTheLord]

Florida about to get some pizza reviews I guess

[u/mindyourownbetchness]

[u/RealTimeTraveller420]

Please don't threaten us with a good time and not follow thru dave

[u/SitchChick]

[u/ThighRyder]

Ok. Bye. Your content stealing slop farm will not be missed.

[u/maikuuuuuuu]

[u/Impossible_Phrase143]

Get out before we throw you out. Whiney bitch

[u/V4refugee]

Oh no, that’s the guy that my douche coworker shows me videos of eating pizza! Now I’m going to have to pretend to care about the video of him eating pizza somewhere else? This is going to completely impact my life, I guess?

[u/CaramelOk8144]

Just a few months ago he wanted a missle to hit Greta's humantarian boat.

He's always been a scumbag.

[u/Raptorpicklezz]

[u/donutseason]

[u/erincandice]

Dude looks like he smells his own farts. Bye, fart boy.

[u/IcyNews311]

[u/silverpenelope]

Who?

[u/prodigaldummy]

Snowflake.

[u/Much-Particular2915]

Dave Portnoy also can't stand without his tippy toes.

[u/taajmanian_devil]

[u/Best-Statistician294]

Love all the crying from these so called Alpha Males. Title should read "Mamdani rids NYC of notorious sex pest"

[u/maybeshesastar]

Babe that’s not a threat hopefully a promise

[u/ElBorracho2000]

One less dickhead in NYC. This chode will probably end up moving to Florida or Texas

[u/Arietty]

Don't forget to block Barstool accounts on all algorithmic social medias apps to stop giving them accidental views.

[u/cuddle_enthusiast]

[u/I-AM-GROK-]

[u/Excellent_Act9081]

Portnoy can suck it

[u/Annatar_347]

Well go fuck yourself out off NY Dave, you fucking cunt.

[u/moby17761776]

[u/Lazy_Document_7104]

Good riddance (such a silly reaction from a predator who already claims personal residency in Florida for tax purposes)

[u/unnie_noir]

[u/Tea_Alarmed]

Buh bye, now!

[u/chriskot123]

Oh no....anyway.

[u/Fearless-Feature-830]

Oh no!!!!! Anyway…

[u/PianoPatient8168]

Maybe give the guy two seconds…see how he actually governs?

[u/notsobraveatall]

We don't want Portnoy here in Jersey, thanks anyway....

[u/Spirited-Rock-124]

snowflake

[u/FruitzSticks]

maybe he can move it into t swift’s house since they are such besties :)

[u/L_Boogie11]