Mayor Mamdani Clashes with City Council Over $6 Billion Budget Response

Mamdani slammed Council Speaker Julie Menin's proposal to close the budget gap without raising taxes or cutting reserves, calling it unrealistic. The Council claims it can identify $6 billion in savings without service cuts or property tax increases.

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