
Pete W
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The Mamdani administration has tapped a former top executive at Transportation Alternatives to spearhead the mayor’s effort to speed up the slowest buses in the nation and, eventually, make them free of fares. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/27/mam…


WARMTH OF COLLECTIVISM UPDATE: Mayor Zohran Mamdani declares a "budget crisis," asks for a bailout from the state government, and pushes back his deadline for completing the city budget at least 10 days: "We cannot close this deficit with savings alone. We need new revenue, and we need a structural reset in our relationship with the state. That is the only way to meet our legal obligation to pass a balanced budget."
















🚨 HUGE: Zohran Mamdani unveils plan to reduce special tax breaks for the rich. This is expected to generate over $1 billion to be spent on faster buses and universal childcare.














