Mamdani has a stack of problems as high as the filthy piles of trash that have taken up residence in the snow for the last two weeks.
One of those glaring issues is a looming $12 billion budget deficit in the next two years. As City Comptroller Mark Levine’s numbers indicated: We don’t have a revenue problem — we have a spending problem.
Most leaders in that position would say we need to tighten our belts and be more judicious about how we use our resources. Maybe cut some non-essential services.
But our new Mayor is not most leaders. He’s the smiling socialist, who is extremely generous. With other people’s money…