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Michael Goodwin: The combination of Gov. Hochul’s vote buying and Mayor Mamdani’s socialist agenda will destroy NYC

Nypost · · 1117 words · By Michael Goodwin
Political Corruption Fiscal Irresponsibility Cost of living crisis
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“no Republican has won a statewide election since George Pataki captured his third term as governor in 2002”
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Multiple independent sources, including Newsday and a Wikipedia entry on the 1998 election, confirm that no Republican has won a statewide election in New York since George Pataki's victory in 2002.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1998 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state governorship held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican governor George Pataki was re-elected with 54.3% of the vote. This r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_New_York_gubernatorial_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Republican State Committee, established in 1855, is the New York State affiliate of the United States Republican Party (GOP). The party has headquarters in Albany, New York, Buffalo, New …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Republican_State_Comm…
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“Mamdani wants to build a city-owned grocery store in each borough, and has picked a site in Manhattan for the first one.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for city-owned grocery stores in each borough and the selection of La Marqueta in Manhattan as the first site.
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK - Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deputy Mayor Julie Su and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced La Marqueta as the first site identified for the City's mu…
https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/04/mayor-mamdani…
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web search NEUTRAL — All five sites to open before end of mayoral term; first location to open in 2027 and La Marqueta to open in 2029 NEW YORK, NY —Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deputy Mayor Julie Su and the New Yor…
https://edc.nyc/press-release/mayor-mamdani-announces-la-mar…
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web search NEUTRAL — At a rally on Sunday marking his first 100 days as the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani announced that it would open a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/nyregion/mamdani-city-own…
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“His office said construction would cost $30 million — four times higher than private ventures, The Post reports.”
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One source mentions the cost to taxpayers will be about $30 million, but the specific comparison that this is 'four times higher than private ventures' is not corroborated by other provided sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Construction is the process involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction
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web search NEUTRAL — Contractors will be keeping tabs on material costs, data center demand, interest rates and more this year. It’s anyone’s guess what the next 12 months will look like. Here, nonresidential building...
https://www.constructiondive.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 8, 2026 · construction, the techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures, primarily those used to provide shelter. Construction is an ancient human activity. It bega…
https://www.britannica.com/technology/construction
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“Yet still the store would not open until 2029.”
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Two independent sources confirm that the Manhattan location in East Harlem (La Marqueta) is set to open in 2029.
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web search NEUTRAL — Offering groceries at subsidized prices, the store will be one of five to open throughout the city, one in each borough. Here are more key points to know: • The store, contracted to a private operator…
https://www.thecuriousuptowner.com/post/a-city-owned-grocery…
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web search NEUTRAL — Government-owned grocery stores are coming to New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday, with the not-yet-known first location to debut in 2027 and the confirmed Manhattan location in East…
https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/new-york-city-owned-gr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first city-owned grocery store will be in East Harlem and cost taxpayers about $30 million to open, hizzoner announced Sunday. The store will be in La Marqueta — a marketplace u…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/nycs-first-city-owned-…
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“He also promised free, city-owned daycare centers for city workers.”
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The claim is mentioned in the context of a daycare pilot for NYC workers in one search result, but there is insufficient corroboration from multiple independent sources to mark as corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Keith Wilson (born 1963) [1] is an American businessman and Democratic politician who is serving as the 54th mayor of Portland, Oregon, since 2025. [2][3] He is the president and chief executive offic…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Wilson_(mayor)
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayor Keith Wilson joins a national coalition of mayors to sign the Haymarket Declaration, which commits to defend democracy, workers' rights, and immigrant communities. Mayors representing nine citie…
https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2024 · Portland voters have elected Keith Wilson, a trucking company CEO and political outsider, to become the city’s 54th mayor.
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/11/keith-wilson-bus…
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“The first site, in lower Manhattan, will be renovated at a cost of $10 million before it opens in the fall.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'first' and unrelated STEAM programs; no evidence regarding the $10 million renovation of a daycare center in lower Manhattan was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — FIRST Washington is a nonprofit organization that offers the most comprehensive STEAM program in the state – Designed to inspire kids to be future leaders in science, technology, engineering, arts, an…
https://firstwa.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of FIRST is preceding all others in time, order, or importance. How to use first in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first
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web search NEUTRAL — FIRST definition: 1. (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/first
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“The annual cost to the city for each of 40 children expected to enroll is about $57,500, officials say.”
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One source explicitly states the cost works out to $57,500 per child for the daycare pilot, but this is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — That works out to $57,500 per child to attend the day care from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. On average, day care costs in the city for infants come in at $26,000 and $23,400 for toddlers, according to the city c…
https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/mamdani-rolls-out-2-3m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Childcare Centers, Home Daycare, Child Development Center.Home Daycare. In ZIP Code (i.e. 33781): Or City/State (i.e Orlando,FL): What We Offer. Child Care Centers.
https://childcarecenter.us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Katy Dicks’ children Zac and Izzy, at a childcare rally in Madison (Photo courtesy Katy Dicks). Katy, whose children are now ages 7 and 11, works primarily as a Pharmacy Project Coordinator, but she i…
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/05/08/mothers-in-wisconsi…
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“the average cost of privately owned daycare facilities in the city comes in at less than half that price per child.”
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One source explicitly compares the $57,500 cost to average city daycare costs for infants ($26,000) and toddlers ($23,400), both of which are less than half of $57,500.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York City Mayor Mamdani’s recently announced daycare plan has caused significant controversy.Although the exact cost wasn’t revealed, people guessed this trial program could cost much more per chi…
https://tech-oracle.com/nyc-daycare-pilot-under-fire-residen…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York is 91.0% more expensive than Moscow (excluding rent, see our cost of living index). Rent in New York is, on average, 202.0% higher than in Moscow.
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/New-York
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web search NEUTRAL — New York City daycare centers have been open, caring for the children of essential workers during the pandemic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q145aZ0ZqWc
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“the city is banking on more than $5 billion in one-time saving measures and short-term pension moves”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.
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“the total she has committed to the city through various ways approaches $7 billion”
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“The budget Mamdani sent to the City Council for adoption Tuesday came in at a whopping $124.7 billion.”
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“Ten years ago the city made do with $82 billion.”
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“Hochul’s latest version, which is now before the Legislature, is $270 billion.”
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“Ten years ago the adopted state total was a mere $153 billion.”
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“Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive and Hochul’s fall opponent”
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“A recent survey found that 64% of registered state voters said they did not know anything or much about Blakeman and his campaign.”
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