Mamdani plan pours millions into ‘racial equity’ offices and six-figure diversity jobs, cuts 5,000 NYPD jobs
Mamdani's $127 billion plan funds new diversity offices and 6-figure roles as city faces property tax hikes and police cuts
By Amanda Macias Fox News
Published February 18, 2026 2:21pm EST
Mamdani pushes for tax hike on wealthy New Yorkers
New York Post columnist Miranda Devine reacts to New York City Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposed tax hike on the wealthiest New Yorkers and the potential exodus it could cause.
Even as City Hall describes parts of its spending plan as "actions of last resort," Mayor Zohran Mamdani is steering millions into an expanding "racial equity" bureaucracy and six-figure diversity positions.
To finance the $127 billion agenda, the plan carries steep trade-offs — higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations, a potential 9.5% property tax increase if state lawmakers decline to act and a 5,000-officer reduction in the New York City Police Department’s ranks.
Mamdani’s budget is far from inconsequential. In a city of nearly 9 million people that represents the center of global finance, his sweeping progressive agenda isn’t just a local policy shift. It’s a high-stakes experiment that could reshape the nation’s largest economy.
Under Mamdani’s plan, the city's Office of Racial Equity would receive $5.6 million annually, while the Commission on Racial Equity would be allocated $4.6 million, a combined total of $10.2 million. The new figure represents roughly a $3 million increase — or about a 42% jump — from the approximately $7.2 million allocated last year.
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