Danniel 
When it took effect on June 11, 2025, availability listings dried up making it harder and pricier to find affordable apartments. One example is Mayor Elect Mamdani’s Astoria unit. You don’t know who to contact to rent his unit.
Read the interactive article by Ashley Wu, Doug Mills, Junho Lee, Marco Hernandez, Katie Rogers and Mike Grondahl dated December 23, 2025.
On Dec 26, 2025, at 4:33 PM, Zohran Mamdani <contact@transition2025.com> wrote: The holidays are about being with family, Danny. For some, it’s a welcome break from work or school. Yet for many, the struggle to afford childcare continues all the same. Here’s the reality for a family in New York: affording childcare requires you to make more than $330,000 … Read more
Trump’s No federal Tax on Tips ($25,000) and Overtime ($12,500) is only for 3 years from 2025 through 2028. New York State and New York City are not doing it for state and local taxes.
By Patrick McGeehan Dec. 24, 2025 The annual holiday scramble to New York City’s airports is in full swing. And for most travelers, it will involve ever more costly rides in Ubers, Lyfts and yellow cabs that frequently charge more than $100 each way. Those fares are bound to go higher as airport officials prepare to … Read more
When MTA went cashless in 2018, the number of delinquent “placements” increased. $1.4 billion in 2024 alone and $3.7 billion combined from 2021 through 2023, according to a financial chart included in a request for proposals submitted to potential debt collectors. Why don’t we hear about this? Congestion Pricing will add to that total!
The New York State budget has a 27-month cycle. Before Governor’s announcement in January, the process starts when the previous budget passed the Albany legislature supposedly by March 31. The fiscal year is April 1 until March 31. All approved appropriations must be disbursed by December 31. Thus preparation of the FY 2024 budget started … Read more
How many criminals had marijuana in their system when they committed their act? The City does not track it since there is no accepted instrument such as a breathalyzer to measure marijuana. Can someone invent one?
MTA has been blind to the needs of its riders. If the Chair and CEO, who makes over $400,000 per year, were elected, will you vote for him? There has to be measurable accountability. What was traffic before and after? Ridership on bus and subway changes. Cost of food, delivery and transportation within the zone. … Read more
