City Budget Is Zohran Mamdani’s First Big Task — With Spendthrift Staffers by His Side

Zohran Mamdani won the mayoralty on a series of slogans, often without details on how he would achieve them.

Now that he’s taking the reins of the city, however, slogans won’t cut it.

He has to talk turkey.

By Feb. 1, the City Charter requires Mamdani to submit a preliminary budget — giving New Yorkers their first real sense of what their new mayor will prioritize.

Expect it to approach or exceed $120 billion as he spells out how he’ll fund existing programs, plus his freebie agenda.

Zohran Mamdani won the mayoralty on a series of slogans, often without details on how he would achieve them.

Now that he’s taking the reins of the city, however, slogans won’t cut it.

He has to talk turkey.

By Feb. 1, the City Charter requires Mamdani to submit a preliminary budget — giving New Yorkers their first real sense of what their new mayor will prioritize.

Expect it to approach or exceed $120 billion as he spells out how he’ll fund existing programs, plus his freebie agenda.

Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post

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John Ketcham is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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