In his first Tin Cup Day in Albany on Feb. 10, Mayor Zohran Mamdani pleads with state legislatures to help close a two year budget deficit of $7 billion.
In his first Tin Cup Day in Albany on Feb. 10, Mayor Zohran Mamdani pleads with state legislatures to help close a two year budget deficit of $7 billion. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/ Mayor’s Photography Office)

The mayor revised the projected two-year budget deficit downward from the $12 billion he was predicting only two weeks ago to $7 billion. The city cannot operate at a loss and he is appealing for more help from the state to close the gap including a tax on wealthy earners.

Tin Cup Day in Albany: Mamdani Pleads with State to Help Close $7B Budget Deficit
13 Feb 2026 | 12:07
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani journeyed to Albany on Feb. 10 to plead with lawmakers to send more money even as he said the project two year budget deficit is now projecgted at $7 billion, down from the $12 billion he was projecting only weeks earlier.

But the city is not allowed to operate in the red so the...

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