{"id":753327,"date":"2026-11-14T05:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T02:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mamdani-the-miser-on-video-only\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T05:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T02:25:19","slug":"mamdani-the-miser-on-video-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mamdani-the-miser-on-video-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani the miser \u2014 on video only"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7cae0c77de\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7cae0c77de\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mamdani-the-miser-on-video-only\/#%E2%80%9CMamdani_the_miser_%E2%80%94_on_video_only%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mamdani the miser \u2014 on video only&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mamdani-the-miser-on-video-only\/#More_FromPost_Editorial_Board\" >More From\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost Editorial Board<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMamdani_the_miser_%E2%80%94_on_video_only%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mamdani the miser \u2014 on video only&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F11%2Fnyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-along-148649251.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rolling in windfall cash from Albany and Wall Street, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is letting city outlays balloon even as massive deficits still loom.<\/p>\n<p>Months after Gov. Kathy Hochul handed him billions in state help, soaring Wall Street bonuses are infusing city coffers with $1 billion in extra tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, per City Hall\u2019s recent mid-year fiscal update, Mamdani\u2019s chief savings officers scratched out a mere $439 million in cuts \u2014\u00a0far short of the budgeted goal of about $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>-media spot showing him digging through sofa cushions and checking behind oil paintings as he hunted for savings? Surprise: The mayor only plays miser on video.<\/p>\n<p>And so the city\u2019s current-year spending has swelled to $129.2 billion, up from June\u2019s $126 billion budget agreement \u2014 deepening the structural shortfall for coming years.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--author inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading subsection-heading subsection-heading--underline subsection-heading--underline--indent-30 \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_FromPost_Editorial_Board\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subsection-heading__sub\">Post Editorial Board<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Among the adds: Mamdani quietly funneled another $1.1 million into his Office of Mass Engagement propaganda machine, $6.1 million total.<\/p>\n<p>The nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission fumes that his latest \u201cplan amazingly baselines $1 billion in <em>new<\/em> annual spending, five times the new savings\u201d noting that he \u201cbusts the budget\u201d and \u201cdoesn\u2019t balance it.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Cue more Mamdani repeats of \u201ctax the rich,\u201d oblivious to how Wall Street bonuses plummet some years, while city and state leaders keep giving businesses fresh reason to move away. <\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the mayor touts his spending plan\u2019s \u201cfiscal responsibility and public excellence.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cResponsibility\u201d? 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