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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on X that the city had reduced a $12 billion budget deficit to zero,saying he did so without relying on working people and instead by funding areas such as parks,libraries,safer streets,and public housing. The post included a polished video and framed the effort as \u201cgovernment that delivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly afterward, the New York Post criticized Mamdani\u2019s claims, arguing the \u201cfix\u201d depends on \u201chidden\u201d fee increases and questionable assumptions rather than real savings. The article points to proposed changes that would increase costs<\/a> or enforcement-such as higher ambulance\/EMS charges (including if residents refuse hospital transport), more bus lane tickets, tougher enforcement for certain waste and markets, higher tree replacement fees, and more audits related to the STAR tax relief program. A Democrat interviewed by the outlet also mocked the plan as relying on gimmicks, and the piece suggests additional fallout could include cutting<\/a> certain veterans\u2019 services events and sanitation programs. <\/p>\n