New York City budget deficit

Zohran MamdaniNew York Democratic politician described by Pape as a left-wing parallel to Trump's rapid rise

• Mamdani says chief savings officers saved $94 million by renegotiating contracts without cutting services.

  “So we saved $94 million just by renegotiating contracts to a better rate”

  This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #687 - Zohran Mamdani (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 8:10

• Mamdani says the city's snow removal budget was based on recent averages, leaving little money after several mild winters.

  “the way we budget for snow removal services is as an average of the recent year's cost of snow removal”

  This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #687 - Zohran Mamdani (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 7:03

• Mamdani says his administration found the city faced at least a $12 billion deficit, far above what the prior administration projected.

  “And then we came in we looked through all the books and we found that at a best case scenario, we were at a $12 billion deficit”

  This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #687 - Zohran Mamdani (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 5:13