Zo’s nickel and diming New Yorkers to save a buck.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially rolled out his $124.7 billion spending plan Tuesday as he patted himself on the back for closing a so-called multibillion-dollar budget gap with short-term fixes — but included a menu of hidden fee hikes.
Fiscal watchdogs poked holes in Hizzoner’s cheers that his first-ever budget was “evidence of a new era of government in our city” as his administration touted numerous ways the city would hold onto $1.7 billion over the next two years.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has rolled out his first-ever budget plan while closing a so-called multibillion-dollar budget gap with short-term fixes.
Critics called it “fake savings” even after he ditched a wildly unpopular plan to hike property taxes by a whopping 9.5% .
“Banking on yet to be determined revenue-raising gimmicks and identifying fake savings are not wins,” a Democratic operative said.…