Mamdani reaches budget agreement with NYC Council that omits costly campaign promises

Published June 30, 2026 5:04pm ET | Updated June 30, 2026 5:04pm ET



New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reached a handshake agreement with City Council Speaker Julie Menin regarding the $126 billion budget on Tuesday, hours before the city’s next fiscal year starts.

The socialist mayor cast the deal as a major step toward solving the city’s budget crisis, with the deficit having been expected to reach $12 billion over the next two years. However, the proposal doesn’t include some of his costly campaign promises.

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