Mamdani closes budget gap, invests $122 million in public schools! 

There’s a narrative in politics right now that government can’t work. That elected officials overpromise, underdeliver, and spend more time blaming the other side than actually improving people’s lives. But in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making a very different argument — and he’s backing it up with results.  

Just months into office, Mamdani says his administration inherited a staggering $12 billion budget deficit. And instead of slashing social services, laying people off, or draining the city’s emergency reserves, he announced a new budget this week that closes that gap while still investing in public schools, parks, libraries, housing, and public safety.  

He posted this on X: “When we came into office, we uncovered a $12 billion budget deficit. Today, I’m proud to say we brought it down to zero. We didn’t close the gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets and making historic investments in public housing”  

Whether you agree with all of his politics or not, you have to acknowledge something important: he’s governing with intention. And he’s following through on........

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