Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: Mamdani Fancies Himself a Financial Whiz - He's In for a NYC Budget Surprise Come January
July 08, 2026
July 08, 2026
NEW YORK, July 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 5, 2026, by Cities Director John Ketcham to the New York Post:
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Mamdani Fancies Himself a Financial Whiz - He's In for a NYC Budget Surprise Come January
On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a record $125.8 billion budget deal for fiscal 2027 that began the following day.
The mayor boasted: "S . . .
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Mamdani Fancies Himself a Financial Whiz - He's In for a NYC Budget Surprise Come January
On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin reached a record $125.8 billion budget deal for fiscal 2027 that began the following day.
The mayor boasted: "S . . .