Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin finalized a $125.8B NYC budget including $175M for new housing vouchers, not the $500M Council sought, and expanded Fair Fares for 340K more residents.
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Mamdani promised bigger housing vouchers, then reversed course. The final deal: $175 million, not the $500 million the Council wanted
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