OCS Budget Battle Lost — FY27 Funds Mamdani's Flagship Safety Office at $270M vs $1.1B Pledge (-75%); $65M Trans-Care Pledge Also Absent

FY27 Executive Budget audit reveals two campaign-promise losses on the social-program side: (1) Office of Community Safety funded at ~$270M umbrella — $40M new OCS programs + $26M hate-crime prevention bolted on to a $207M base, vs Mamdani's $1.1B campaign pledge (-75% / ~$830M short). Crain's, Free Beacon, and Gothamist ("safety plans go unfunded") all confirm the gap. 47 community orgs sent a baseline-funding letter May 5 that was un-met. (2) $65M gender-affirming care pledge ABSENT from FY27 — Truthout: "Pledge Remains Uncertain"; Erin in the Morning: "Time For Mayor Mamdani To Live Up To His Campaign Promises On Transgender Youth"; Mayor's office did not respond to multiple Prism inquiries. Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs ($87M) still operational, but the operational allocation is "under scrutiny." Promise table updated: OCS Department and $65M gender-affirming care BOTH flipped from in-progress → broken.

• 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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