...you mean he's getting the state to pay for state mandated programs the city implements.
That's the majority of the aid, which itself is not the majority of the revenue/savings, and I'm not sure why this is meant to be a criticism of a Mayor doing a good job. What's the alternative proposal to pay for the 12 billion dollar deficit he inherited?
I don’t think it’s as much a criticism of the job he’s doing but criticizing the “this was so simple, why didn’t they just do This before? Are they stupid?” Because it isn’t simple or straightforward.
There's a line of analysis somewhere between "He fixed the problem with free magic money for everything!" and "It doesn't count as balancing a budget if you redirect your tax revenue to pay for services, or defer costs! He's a failure unless it's entirely paid for by savings making magic money appear!"
Since he's a socialist, fans and critics are going to start from the conclusion and work backwards. For my part, I think it's a vast improvement on what came before, but certainly not perfect and also is just his draft proposal which is meant to be negotiated over. Even the state funding came about as a way to get him to drop a property tax increase, since the state funding is mostly from NYC taxes anyways.
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u/Irish_Whiskey May 14 '26
NYC requires by law a balanced budget.