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NYCHA’s $465,000-a-year plumber is just a taste of its massive dysfunction

Want to make banker money without stepping foot on Wall Street? Try plumbing for the New York City Housing Authority.

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Mamdani fancies himself a financial whiz — he’s in for a NYC budget surprise come January

Don't be fooled by his boasts: Mayor Mamdani’s supposedly balanced budget rests on a series of one-time tricks that got him through this year —...

05.07.2026 10

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Mamdani’s building a machine — and every Democrat may soon have to kiss his ring

On Tuesday, New York City’s Democratic voters will decide whether Zohran Mamdani controls the future of their party.

22.06.2026 10

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Zohran Mamdani’s disdain for NYC business is showing — painfully

Darkened storefronts represent wasted opportunities to reach for the American Dream. Yet Mamdani still doesn’t have a comprehensive economic...

08.06.2026 10

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Mamdani mugs for the cameras — and accidentally reveals the truth about NYC housing

Zohran Mamdani is trying to signal solidarity with regular New Yorkers and their housing problems — but his performative videos show he’s getting...

27.04.2026 10

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The not-so-hidden agenda behind Mamdani’s budget bumbling

Mayor Mamdani is making a show of cutting the budget, with videos of him looking for millions under cushions. He’s pretending he’s leaving no...

29.03.2026 20

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How Mamdani’s tax-hike mania could make his budget gap grow BIGGER

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has painted himself as the unfortunate victim of a historic budget crisis, but he really should be counting his lucky stars.

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How Mamdani aims to keep NYC’s migrant crisis alive FOREVER

Migrants have swollen the city's shelter population — and Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to keep it that way.

09.02.2026 20

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Kathy Hochul’s Band-Aid for New York’s newest addiction crisis

Instead of legalizing sports betting and opening new casinos in Gotham, state leaders should have focused on making the city more attractive to...

20.01.2026 30

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How Mamdani can bring rents down — with a blueprint that really works

Good news: Many American cities have made tangible progress in lowering rents — because if you build it, prices will fall.

04.01.2026 30

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Nonprofits rule Zohran Mamdani’s New York — doing harm to everyone else

The growing number of people employed in this low-paid sector helped fuel the appeal of Mamdani’s socialist proposals. Now the City Council is about...

15.12.2025 60

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Budget crunch could push Zohran Mamdani into needed reforms — and AI can help

In the past, austerity proved good management can revive a failing city. If Mamdani embraces innovation, productivity-enhancing AI will save money and...

30.11.2025 20

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City budget is Zohran Mamdani’s first big task — with spendthrift staffers by his side

For all the talk of Zohran Mamdani as the new face of the Democratic Party, Gotham on his watch will likely revert to business as usual.

12.11.2025 20

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Gov. Hochul has caved to the left, giving Elise Stefanik a good chance to win

On a chilly October night, Gov. Kathy Hochul stepped onto the stage at Forest Hills Stadium beneath a banner emblazoned “Freeze the Rent.”

08.11.2025 20

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Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall will see ideology crash against reality

The mayor of New York City isn’t a monarch who can unilaterally rule — and Zohran Mamdani has made promises he cannot keep on his own.

02.11.2025 10

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Columbus was a hero who heightened humanity’s horizons — Mamdani, show some respect

Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he wants the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate two Christopher Columbus statues.  He deserves...

13.10.2025 20

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Eric Adams spoke truth to Democrat Party power, and was punished for it

Though much of the Mayor Adams' recent attention has centered around his corruption charges and those of his close associates, his legacy should also...

28.09.2025 10

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If you don’t bother to vote, you can’t complain about Mamdani as mayor

Disillusion is understandable, but NYC's common sense voters can’t afford to sit out this Election Day. The side that turns out wins.

28.09.2025 20

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Jay Jacobs and other NY Democrats have great reasons to reject Zohran Mamdani

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins have now all endorsed the 33-year-old leftist.

20.09.2025 10

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Mamdani would make New York a gloomy city of handouts and moochers

Success in New York was always tougher than anyplace else, where smarts, hard work and grit could turn pushcarts into prosperity. Zohran Mamdani has a...

20.07.2025 20

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How Eric Adams can ask NYC for a second chance — and fend off Zohran Mamdani

Adams has a shot in November’s general election — but he’s going to need to form a new coalition, and clear other candidates from the ballot,...

29.06.2025 20

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Take a good look at LA’s riots, New York — the wrong mayor will make them ours

Weak mayors have floundered under the pressure of civil unrest — and Zohran Mamdani promises a return to the bad old days of Bill de Blasio.

15.06.2025 10

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US military’s greatest challenge is here at home: How to solve the recruitment crisis

The hard truth is this: as a nation, we’re just not as healthy, sharp or patriotic as we used to be — and our military recruitment has suffered....

27.05.2025 10

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Hochul’s sneaky MTA tax hike is a job-killing train wreck

Kathy Hochul has promised time and again she won’t raise taxes. The truth is, she won’t raise taxes that voters can easily see.

04.05.2025 10

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