Albany Passes 6th Budget Extender, Runs Through April 27 as Stalemate Drags

New York lawmakers passed the sixth budget extender on Tuesday, April 22, keeping state government funded through Monday, April 27. The original budget deadline was April 1. Governor Hochul is still pushing auto-insurance reform — average NY premiums exceed $4,000, roughly $1,500 above the national average — plus $30M in tariff relief for farmers. The ongoing stalemate keeps NYC's $500M/year pied-à-terre tax and other Albany-dependent revenue items in limbo as Mamdani negotiates the city FY27 budget against a $5.4B–$7.3B gap.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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