Mamdani pushed combined $23B worth of new NYC taxes in just his first 100 days

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Apr 10, 2026 · 1252 words · By Craig McCarthy; Vaughn Golden; Matt Troutman

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Mamdani pushed combined $23B worth of new NYC taxes in just his first 100 days The past 100 days have been a taxing experience.

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Mamdani pushed combined $23B worth of new NYC taxes in just his first 100 days The past 100 days have been a taxing experience.

Why it matters

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has backed new taxes during his short time in office that would squeeze a combined at least $23 billion out of even middle-class New Yorkers — despite his campaign pledge to only hike levies on the rich.

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The democratic socialist campaigned on a freebie-filled agenda he contended could be funded by taxes on Big Apple millionaires and the largest corporations.

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Claim 1: “Mamdani pushed combined $23B worth of new NYC taxes in just his first 100 days”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mahmood Mamdani (born 23 April 1946) is a Ugandan anthropologist, academic, and political commentator. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political scie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 2025 el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayoralty_of_Zohran_Mamdani

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Claim 2: “He also wants to increase the corporate tax rate to 10.8% for financial sector firms and 10.62% for non-financial companies”

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Claim 3: “He wants to increase the income tax rate by 2% for New Yorkers earning $1 billion or more”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
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Claim 4: “Mamdani unveiled his $127 billion budget proposal with a stunning ultimatum to Hochul: tax the rich or he’ll raise property taxes by 9.5%”

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Claim 5: “Once in office, Mamdani largely shifted his tax talk toward the need to fill a budget shortfall he initially said was $12 billion, but eventually revised down to $5.4 billion”

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Claim 6: “Both hikes would raise a combined $4.5 billion, according to City Hall”

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Claim 7: “The proposal would also raise the top rate from 16% to 50%”

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Claim 8: “The proposal would raise an estimated $3.7 billion a year from more than 3 million residential units, owned by New Yorkers typically making about $122,000 a year”

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Claim 9: “The hike would generate another $4 billion a year, officials project”

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Claim 10: “A wish list of tax hikes that Mamdani’s City Hall lackeys circulated in Albany showed that he wants to drastically slash the estate tax exemption threshold from the $7 million limit to just $750,000”

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