That didn’t take long. Socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office at the beginning of the year after running on a platform of freebies for moochers. He didn’t even make to May Day without declaring “a budget crisis of a historic magnitude.”

Predictably, Mamdani says his predecessors are to blame and wants the rest of the state to bail out NYC. Here he is with City Council Speaker Julie Menin:

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… pic.twitter.com/KR0FD5YqbE

— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) April 28, 2026

The previous mayor responds to Mamdani’s backward buck-passing — via WNBC:

[Eric] Adams slammed Mamdani’s socialist views in his response, saying, “Free is a lie.” The former mayor also said earlier this year that he left the city with $8 billion in reserves.

Meanwhile, Mamdani wastes $millions studying “racial inequity” in preparation to impose reparations.

If Democrats take control in Washington, it won’t be Albany that finances Mamdani’s perpetual looting spree. It will be the whole country, financed through higher taxes and inflation.

On a tip from Wiggins.

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