Mamdani is worse, far worse, than even the most dire predictions.
“This is purely politics at a time when real services are needed,” Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf told The Post. “We have real deficits and this mayor is spending five million dollars to put 40 political operatives on the payroll. It’s morally incomprehensible . . . It’s outrageous.”
Mamdani is planning to hire an additional 26 comrades by next year, at an average salary of $125,000, based on details in the budget.
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Another $30,000 is being set asides for non-staff expenses, new docs reveal.
Mamdani plans to spend $5.2M on his propaganda office: ‘Morally incomprehensible’
By Gabrielle Fahmy, NY Post, May 31, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET
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