The Affordability Mayor’s First Betrayal
Zohran Mamdani ran on making New York cheaper. Now he’s threatening to hike taxes on all New Yorkers.
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States and Cities, Politics and Law, Economy, Finance, and Budgets
February 18, 2026
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