I’m sure they think so. Its not just an increase for Mamdani, it is for all of City Council. Their last pay increase was 2016 according to the article.
This of course is not a vacuum though, and I’m sure the rest of New York’s average workers have gotten the hard end of a stick for the last decade as well.
To be fair… that’s just Mamdani’s… it’s a lot less for the regular council members. Not sure how exactly it’s structured since Mamdani’s increase would definitely be more than 16%.
A proposal filed this week by Councilwoman Nantasha Williams, a Queens Democrat, would boost council members’ annual pay by 16% from $148,500 to $172,500, the New York Post reported.
If approved, the proposed pay hike would also apply to the new mayor, public advocate, comptroller and borough presidents. It would raise Mamdani’s pay to nearly $350,000 from the current $258,000 with benefits.
It looks to me a bit more like establishment Dems trying to lay a trap for a Democratic Socialist taking office. He approves it and seemingly immediately does the opposite of part of his election platform, improving affordability for average New Yorkers. Or he doesn’t and there’s immediate friction with basically every member of the council board that he needs to actually accomplish anything.
Yep, even the article itself basically implies that it’s sabotage:
Mamdani would be required to sign the bill — and face criticism from voters — or veto it, creating early friction with councilors whose votes he’ll need to advance his legislative agenda.
Lol, I think ive gotten like 2 or 3 raises since 2016. So give them like $3.00 like the rest of us and call it a day. That would be $6240 extra a year.
Is this necessary?
I’m sure they think so. Its not just an increase for Mamdani, it is for all of City Council. Their last pay increase was 2016 according to the article.
This of course is not a vacuum though, and I’m sure the rest of New York’s average workers have gotten the hard end of a stick for the last decade as well.
I’m sure that most NYC workers have seen a $100k raise over the last 9 years so this all seems above board.
To be fair… that’s just Mamdani’s… it’s a lot less for the regular council members. Not sure how exactly it’s structured since Mamdani’s increase would definitely be more than 16%.
It looks to me a bit more like establishment Dems trying to lay a trap for a Democratic Socialist taking office. He approves it and seemingly immediately does the opposite of part of his election platform, improving affordability for average New Yorkers. Or he doesn’t and there’s immediate friction with basically every member of the council board that he needs to actually accomplish anything.
Yep, even the article itself basically implies that it’s sabotage:
He could maybe take it and donate the money, but people are so low information they wouldn’t find out.
Like Trump does with his presidential salary?
Lol, I think ive gotten like 2 or 3 raises since 2016. So give them like $3.00 like the rest of us and call it a day. That would be $6240 extra a year.
Normal jobs give like 3% raises per year. This is not that.
This is almost precisely that. It’s 1% more than 3% per year over 10 years for mayor, and half that for the council members.
Ah. Well I stand corrected. Thanks.