Critics pushed back on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed city budget Wednesday as it emerged he planned to cut $1 million from veterans services and events including a ticker-tape parade for former service men and women.

The Department of Veterans Services’ budget would drop from about $7.6 million in the fiscal year 2026 adopted budget to $6.6 million in Mamdani’s proposal for 2027 that he unveiled Tuesday — a reduction of more than 13%, according to city records.

Service-disabled Marine Corps veteran Osbert Orduna called the move “a slap in the face” to veterans, especially those living with visible and invisible wounds of war.

Service-disabled Marine Corps veteran Osbert Orduna called the move “a slap in the face” to veterans, especially those living with visible and invisible wounds of war.…