NYC Council Proposes $30 Minimum Wage — the Nation’s Highest
NYC Council Proposes $30 Minimum Wage — the Nation’s Highest – A new bill would raise the city floor to $30 by 2030, but restaurants and small businesses warn of painful tradeoffs
Tag: budget
NYC Seniors Face Mounting Home Care Wait Times as City Struggles to Keep Up
NYC Seniors Face Mounting Home Care Wait Times as City Struggles to Keep Up – A surge in the home care waitlist exposes budget pressures and a workforce crisis in aging services
Tax the Rich or Pay More Yourself: The Politico Playbook on Mamdani’s Budget Gamble
Tax the Rich or Pay More Yourself: The Politico Playbook on Mamdani’s Budget Gamble – Politico’s New York Playbook examines the Council’s latest maneuver in the Albany tax battle
Mamdani Administration Report Card: Two Months In
Mamdani Administration Report Card: Two Months In – Wins, stumbles, and open questions after 60 days at the helm
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget
MAMDANI: The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
Key Fiscal Appointment Signals Administration Commitment to Serious Economic Management
Key Fiscal Appointment Signals Administration Commitment to Serious Economic Management – Former First Deputy Mayor Brings Fiscal Expertise to Mamdani Administration
Moderates Slam Mamdani Office for “Back-Room” Budget Negotiations
Moderates Slam Mamdani Office for “Back-Room” Budget Negotiations – Sources say major funding decisions were made in informal meetings with caucus leaders; the mayor’s comms team dismissed that characterization
Mamdani’s Base Is His Leverage in the Tax Fight With Hochul
Mamdani’s Base Is His Leverage in the Tax Fight With Hochul – With a $5.4 billion gap looming, the mayor’s grassroots coalition is the pressure valve on Albany
Commentary: Mayor’s Deficit Mathematics Questioned
Commentary: Mayor’s Deficit Mathematics Questioned – Opinion piece examines fiscal claims critically
Mamdani Meets With Faith Leaders After Tense Policing Debate
Mamdani Meets With Faith Leaders After Tense Policing Debate – The mayor held closed-door conversations with interfaith coalitions following criticism that recent NYPD budget trims would limit emergency response capacity
Mamdani’s Radical Affordability Agenda Faces Immediate Budget Pressure and Legislative Hurdles
Mamdani’s Radical Affordability Agenda Faces Immediate Budget Pressure and Legislative Hurdles – New mayor’s ambitious spending proposals require state approval and tax increases facing political opposition
The Battle over the Budget
The Battle over the Budget – Austerity as the Political Choice of the Settler State
Trump Administration Reviews Federal Funding Cuts as Mamdani Takes Office
Trump Administration Reviews Federal Funding Cuts as Mamdani Takes Office – President threatens to withhold billions from NYC over new mayor’s democratic socialist platform
Mamdani Demands State-City Budget Fairness in Powerful Albany Address
Mamdani Demands State-City Budget Fairness in Powerful Albany Address – NYC Mayor calls out decades of state extraction, proposes millionaire tax
Mamdani Faces Tough Choice on Protecting School Budgets
Mamdani Faces Tough Choice on Protecting School Budgets – City must balance hold harmless policy against fiscal crisis realities
Mamdani Challenges Fiscal Accounting in City Budget
Mamdani Challenges Fiscal Accounting in City Budget – Mayor questions conventional budget mathematics and assumptions
Experts Outline Multiple Pathways To Close NYC Budget Deficit Without Tax Increases
Experts Outline Multiple Pathways To Close NYC Budget Deficit Without Tax Increases – Business leaders propose spending cuts, revenue growth alternatives as Mamdani eyes property taxes
Education Enrollment Decline Threatens NYC School Funding and Stability
Education Enrollment Decline Threatens NYC School Funding and Stability – Mamdani inherits declining student population that will require strategic school consolidation
NYC Public Schools Face Class Size Decision with Budget Implications
NYC Public Schools Face Class Size Decision with Budget Implications – Saturday Deadline on State Mandate Could Free $1 Billion for Mamdani’s Priorities
City Council Pushes Back on Property Tax Hike: Opposition Coalesces Among Unlikely Allies
City Council Pushes Back on Property Tax Hike: Opposition Coalesces Among Unlikely Allies – Speaker Menin, homeowners, and fiscal hawks unite to block proposal without state wealth tax approval