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If Zohran Mamdani weaponizes public funds to push his hateful agenda, the poor and minorities will suffer most
Over the next four years, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will not only lead the world’s financial capital, but he’ll also have control over public funds topping $1 trillion.
Zohran Mamdani's City Hall will pit ideology against reality
The mayor of New York City isn’t a monarch who can unilaterally rule — and Zohran Mamdani has made promises he cannot keep on his own.
Lying Zoh’s fantasy budget math belongs in la-la land
“The most important thing is that it’s funded,” Zohran Mamdani blurred at an “affordability”-themed campaign event, insisting his $10 billion "free stuff" agenda will go ahead no matter what.
New York's huge budget gaps leave no dough for Zoh's big-spending dreams
Zohran Mamdani’s dreamy, big-spending plans for New York City are about to smash into the hard reality of the state's massive $36 billion budget gap.
Mamdani's vow to wage war on Trump WILL be a nightmare — for New York City
Zohran Mamdani promises to be President Donald Trump’s “worst nightmare” if he becomes mayor, but the actual victims of any such faceoff will be the people of New York City.
NYC unveils $164M plan for sprawling, new rec center to replace aging West Village pool complex, preserve iconic Keith Haring mural
The 100,000-square foot rec center will include an indoor and outdoor pool, an indoor gym, and public open space and preserve Keith Haring's historic poolside mural.
Adams trashes $14M NYC Council-approved law to provide free garbage bins: 'Ax to grind'
NYC homeowners might not be getting gleaming new garbage cans the City Council promised free of charge – as legislators and Mayor Eric Adams literally fight over trash.
FDNY's ancient firehouses 'about to collapse,' need hundreds of millions in repairs: union
Many of the firehouses are plagued by cracked and moldy ceilings and walls and other foundation issues, the UFA says.
NYC's massive $116B budget cracks down on e-bikes, includes $10M for universal childcare — and millions for immigrant services
Mayor Eric Adams struck a handshake deal with the City Council Friday on a massive around $116 billion budget -- that'll include a new crackdown on e-bikes, according to sources.
Brad Lander is the very definition of an unprincipled political weasel
As the city comptroller, Brad Lander must surely know that fellow Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani can't possibly make good on his pricey promises. And if he tries, he might bankrupt...
How Zohran Mamdani's promises would destroy working-class NYC
Wannabe mayor Zohran Mamdani is brushing aside centuries of economic truth, asking voters to ignore mismatches between budget reality and the havoc he would cause along the way.
Zohran Mamdani's radical socialist vision would bankrupt NYC
Zohran Mamdani promises it all and more, with all the authority of a nepo baby who's never had a real job in his life nor even achieved anything of note...
NYC launches $51M plan to rebuild pool complex, save massive Keith Haring mural — but some say it isn't enough
"This promised capital is a start, but not a final solution," The Coalition to Save the Public Recreation Center Downtown's founder said.
NYC Council speaker's 'powerless' charter revision panel stacked with Dem cronies earning six-figures: 'Big waste of money'
NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the rest of legislative body’s far-left majority are on pace to burn through millions of dollars in taxpayer money funding a toothless panel filled...
Adams' $115B 'Best Budget Ever' is chock full of freebies fit for an election year -- but critics say it doesn't prepare NYC for the worst
Mayor Eric Adams served up a $115 billion election year spending plan Thursday that’s stuffed with voter-pleasing goodies, but that was still slammed by critics for squirreling away relatively little...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to unveil $115B 'best budget ever'
Hizzoner is set to unveil his $115 billion re-election year fiscal plan Thursday -- touting the proposal, which is flush with new spending, as the "best budget ever.”
NYC mayoral hopeful under fire for pricey renovations to her Council speaker offices: 'She lives like a queen'
Since being elected speaker in January 2022, the Democratic mayoral hopeful has green-lit hundreds of thousands of dollars in top-to-bottom renovations for her offices.
Wall Street woes will hammer NYC — so Adams must cut spending NOW
The Big Apple stands to lose more than just luster in a rapidly de-globalizing world: Billions in city tax revenue and thousands of jobs are on the line.
City Hall claims it found extra cash in Adams' budget plan to pay for 3,700 new NYC teachers -- but math remains fuzzy
Show your work -- unless you're the Adams administration. Fuzzy math was all City Hall officials had to offer when pressed Thursday on how they'll pay the salaries for 3,700...
NYC Council wants to boost spending over Eric Adams' $115B proposal, claiming city has billions more to allocate
City Council leaders claimed the Big Apple's coffers are flush with billions more in cash than the mayor’s office projected.