amNY: Budget Watchdogs Warn Mamdani $124.7B Plan Leans on One-Shots and Out-Year Gaps Despite $8B State Aid

Post-budget watchdog framing pieces in amNY survey Citizens Budget Commission, IBO, and Comptroller Levine flagging $7B FY28 out-year deficit, $2.3B pension-restructuring savings depending on union sign-off (PBA still publicly refusing), and Hochul $4B state aid as one-shot. Pairs with NY Focus "Mamdani gets bailout but not tax-the-rich agenda he wanted" framing — Council expected to add $500M-$1B to parks/libraries/CUNY in June negotiations toward June 30 charter deadline.

• 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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