Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is seen on Nov. 20, 2025 in New York City (BG048/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty Images)
Mamdani's campaign has laid out proposals including "Raising the top state Corporate Tax rate to 11.5 percent" and "Adding a 2 percent New York City Income Tax for anyone making more than $1 million a year."
The self-described democratic socialist trumpeted his free bus policy as a key plank of his Big Apple mayoral campaign.
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But when Mannarino asked Hochul earlier this year whether she'd support tax hikes, Gov. Kathy Hochul slapped down the idea, saying that she's "not raising taxes on people at a time when affordability is the big issue."
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press briefing on progress in combating retail theft after state police recovered more than $2.6 million in stolen goods at Brooklyn Made market at City Point. ( Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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"Free buses are an investment in our people and our economy — helping workers, small businesses, and every New Yorker who deserves a more connected city," Mamdani said in a Thursday post on X.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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