{"id":2515516,"date":"2025-11-28T16:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-is-considering-a-massive-pay-bump-for-mamdani-before-he-even-takes-office\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T22:02:33","slug":"nyc-council-is-considering-a-massive-pay-bump-for-mamdani-before-he-even-takes-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-council-is-considering-a-massive-pay-bump-for-mamdani-before-he-even-takes-office\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Council is Considering a Massive Pay Bump For Mamdani Before He Even Takes Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-council-is-considering-a-massive-pay-bump-for-mamdani-before-he-even-takes-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515516&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes the upcoming pay raises for New York City&#8217;s political officials, especially Democratic Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. A new bill proposed by City council members would increase Mamdani&#8217;s salary by over $40,000 before he has even taken office, alongside significant raises for council members adn other city officials. The piece accuses socialism of benefiting the political elite at the expense of the public and suggests that Mamdani, despite his privileged background, is highly likely to enrich himself and his allies once in power-following a past pattern attributed to socialists. Social media reactions quoted in the article reflect skepticism and cynicism toward the motives behind these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minimum-wage-hike-led-to-higher-prices-at-mcdonalds-study-finds\/\" title=\"Minimum Wage Hike Led To Higher Prices At McDonald\u2019s, Study Finds\">pay increases<\/a>,expecting the mayor and his associates to prioritize their own financial gain over the needs of working people.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Socialism has always enriched the political class at the expense of the people. One might even say that it does so by design.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, however, the socialists at least try to make their plunder less obvious.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/25\/us-news\/nyc-sneaks-in-16-pay-raises-to-put-on-zohran-mamdanis-desk-as-welcome-gift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Democratic Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City will receive a gargantuan pay raise if the City Council has its way.<\/p>\n<p>A new bill, introduced on Tuesday by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams of Queens, and unsurprisingly co-sponsored by 32 Council members, would increase Mamdani&rsquo;s salary from $258,750 to $300,500 before the new mayor has established a single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shoppers-get-preview-mamdanis-socialized-grocery-stores-horrible-rancid-smells-empty-shelves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run grocery store<\/a> or purged a single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-diners-confront-communist-nyc-mayoral-candidate-mamdani-restaurant-showdown-scumbag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enemy of the revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In fairness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-interview-ended-staffer-reporter-asks-uncomfortable-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> might prefer not to have the political headache.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After all, as the son of two Harvard-educated parents, he enjoys plenty of privilege already. He hardly needs the extra $40,000-plus annually.<\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, the bill would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >give hefty sixteen-percent raises<\/a> to members of the City Council. Others, too, including the city comptroller, public advocate, and borough presidents, would enjoy sixteen-percent increases from their already six-figure salaries.<\/p>\n<p>City councillors have not seen a pay raise since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, in the real world, people who do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-bradys-new-nyc-store-robbed-less-two-weeks-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lousy jobs<\/a> tend not to receive raises. Here in the private sector, we certainly cannot increase our own salaries by a simple vote.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as Democratic state Assemblyman and former council member Kalman Yeger noted, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nashville-residents-urge-officials-to-not-let-nashville-become-a-colony-of-state-legislature\/\" title=\"Nashville Residents Urge Officials to Not Let Nashville Become a \u2018Colony\u2019 of State Legislature\">current council members<\/a> tried to bring the bill to a speedy vote this month so as to spare the incoming mayor a potentially difficult veto decision. But they ran into a problem when they remembered that the law prohibits them from voting themselves a raise during a lame-duck period after an election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only thing is I think they are worried that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-win-big-in-texas-mayoral-races-with-increased-latino-support\/\" title=\"Re...ans Win Big In Texas ...al Races With Increased Latino Support\">mayor-elect<\/a> won&rsquo;t do it,&rdquo; Yeger said. &ldquo;They are afraid if they pass it in January and he&rsquo;d have to veto. How does the mayor-elect justify it, saying the working man can&rsquo;t afford milk? He can&rsquo;t sign off to give them a $20,000 raise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In short, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-confronted-plan-tax-white-neighborhoods-right-front-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> will have to decide whether to further enrich himself and his cronies or to preserve his pro-worker facade.<\/p>\n<p>Like all socialists, of course, he will eventually do the former. But, for appearances&rsquo; sake, he might choose to wait.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, users predicted that the mayor-elect would follow the historical pattern.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Like true Marxist Socialists.<br \/> The first order of business is looking out for themselves.<br \/> Did anybody truly expect anything else?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; XpatObserve (@exPatObserve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exPatObserve\/status\/1993685078048735742?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Perfect. More money for self and fellow commies is the communist way. Keep those near you loyal and fat.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarita (@Saritaregresa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saritaregresa\/status\/1993674124548587619?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;ve never seen someone give to the poor that&rsquo;s didn&rsquo;t buy a beach house or two first<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White Rooster (@joshuaryalswg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuaryalswg\/status\/1993632046569119746?\">November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, those who understand history expected nothing less. Whether he does it right away or waits a while, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/like-clockwork-hours-winning-mayors-race-mamdani-abandons-nyc-working-luxury-tropical-getaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> will plunder the city for his own and his allies&rsquo; enrichment. All socialists do.<\/p>\n<p>By now, however, you would think that the councillors at least would have learned how to hide their self-aggrandizing intentions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socialism has consistently benefited politicians while disadvantaging the general public, arguably by intention. Typically, socialists attempt to conceal their exploitation. The New York Post reports that New York City&#8217;s Democratic Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set for a substantial salary increase if the City Council approves a new bill. Proposed by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams and backed by 32 members, this legislation would raise Mamdani&#8217;s pay from $258,750 to $300,500 before he has implemented any major policies or reforms. Given his privileged background as the son of two Harvard graduates, he arguably doesn&#8217;t need an extra $40,000 annually. Additionally, the bill would grant 16% raises to City Council members and other officials like the comptroller and borough presidents-who already earn six-figure salaries-with no raises since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to private-sector norms where poor performance usually means no raise, these officials are pushing for higher pay through legislation. Assemblyman Kalman Yeger pointed out that council members tried to fast-track this bill before Mamdani takes office but were blocked because laws prevent them from voting themselves raises during lame-duck sessions after elections. They fear Mamdani might veto it due to public backlash over raising salaries while ordinary workers struggle with costs.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Mamdani faces a choice: enrich himself and his allies or maintain a pro-worker image-though history suggests he will choose self-enrichment eventually. Social media users have predicted this outcome aligns with typical socialist behavior: prioritizing personal gain first under the guise of ideology.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: whether immediately or later on, Mayor-elect Mamdani is expected to use his position for personal and political gain just like others before him-and one might expect city councillors at least to be more discreet about it by now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2515517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247052825.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37198,56552,63131,67879,5894],"class_list":["post-2515516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-local-government","tag-mamdani","tag-nyc-council","tag-pay-bump","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247052825.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515516"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515520,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515516\/revisions\/2515520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}