Activist groups in New York City have launched multiple campaigns highlighting wealth inequality, including targeting the Metropolitan Museum's annual Met Gala and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

A guerrilla activist group has been placing posters throughout New York City criticizing Bezos' involvement in the Met Gala, referring to the high-profile fundraising event as the 'Bezos Met Gala.' The posters represent part of broader criticism of billionaire participation in the annual Metropolitan Museum fundraiser.

The activism coincides with new tax proposals affecting wealthy residents and ongoing labor tensions. A proposed second-home tax has emerged as part of broader discussions about taxing affluent New Yorkers, while the city faces the potential threat of a building workers' strike.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has also taken a public stance by declining to attend the Met Gala, adding to the political dimensions of the wealth inequality debate currently playing out across the city.

The convergence of these issues has brought renewed attention to New York's significant wealth disparities and the ongoing tensions between the city's wealthy residents and working-class populations. The Met Gala, traditionally seen as a glamorous cultural event, has become a focal point for discussions about economic inequality in one of America's most expensive cities.