$2B budget shortfall leaves Mamdani’s freebie-filled agenda with uphill battle: ‘There’s no good news’

$2B budget shortfall leaves Mamdani’s freebie-filled agenda with uphill battle: ‘There’s no good news’

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is already facing a hurdle to his freebie-filled agenda with a projected $2.18 billion budget shortfall -- with bigger funding gaps possible in the years ahead, a new report said.

POLITICS: Don’t expect NYC’s growing budget hole to deter Mayor-elect Mamdani’s ‘free stuff’ fantasy

On his way out of the door, city Comptroller Brad Lander warns of a $10 billion budget hole next year, growing to $13 billion the next — challenges that will surely dent Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s freebie-filled socialist agenda. Lander, of course, blames Mayor Eric Adams, when in fact the looming fiscal hole would’ve been worse if Adams hadn’t pushed back at the wild spending “adds” favored by the City Council and Lander. And of course, much …