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.
The hearing exploits a legal wrinkle to effectively put the salary jump on the Council's plate for 2026 -- and potentially make it one of Zohran Mamdani's first decisions as mayor.
Queens Republican Councilwoman Vickie Paladino is facing a firestorm from Democrats over social media posts she made calling for the "expulsion of Muslims" in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in Australia.
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