Zohran Mamdani borrows from DOGE playbook with cost-cutting team as NYC scrambles to fill $12B budget gap

Mayor Zohran Mamdani borrowed a page out of texting buddy President Trump’s DOGE playbook Thursday when he ordered a series of bureaucrats to axe overspending in each department. The democratic socialist leader signed an executive order directing each city agency to appoint a “Chief Savings Officer” during an on-air appearance on PIX 11 in his latest photo-op as his administration scrambles to close a $12 billion budget gap.

Zohran Mamdani takes a page out of Elon Musk's DOGE playbook

Mamdani said his administration is "taking direct aim at waste, cutting through bureaucracy, and making city services work."

A$AP Rocky eyes NYC mayor run, teasing possible rap battle with Zohran Mamdani

If Rocky actually runs for mayor and wins, then there’s the real possibility that Rihanna could be New York City’s First Lady.

Zohran Mamdani’s radical DSA group give astonishing anti-cop and ICE lecture to striking nurses

Talk about bad medicine. Members of Zohran Mamdani’s political party taught nurses how to work against NYPD and ICE in an extraordinary session on Monday night. The Post exclusively obtained audio of what was supposed to be a briefing for striking nurses at Mount Sinai in the city.

Zohran Mamdani blames $12B budget gap facing NYC on Eric Adams bookkeeping and Andrew Cuomo cuts

But Mayor Zohran Mamdani still favors billions of social services spending — among the budget's biggest costs.

Jimmy Fallon brings out NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to recite recycled cold weather joke

Mayor Zohran Mamdani surprised audiences with an unscheduled appearance to deliver Jimmy Fallon's recycled cold joke himself on the late-night show.

Eric Adams trolls Zohran Mamdani over $12B NYC budget flub: ‘Scrambling to fund your giveways’

Ex-Mayor Eric Adams is feeling snarky. Adams took to social media Thursday to take a shot at lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani, slamming the democratic socialist for pointing fingers rather than dealing with a gaping $12 billion budget hole.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says his administration is 'hard at work' dismantling NYPD unit that polices protests and combats terrorism

The mayor has long advocated for shuttering the Strategic Response Group. His police commissioner has defended it.

Watch Live: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani discusses plans for this weekend's snow

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is discussing the city's plan​ for the upcoming snowstorm Friday morning.

Zohran Mamdani’s school chancellor begs Albany for another $602M to hire 6K teachers

ALBANY – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly minted schools chancellor asked state lawmakers Thursday for another $602 million to hire 6,000 new teachers in Big Apple Schools. That’s on top of $14 billion in school aid for the city that the governor included in her executive budget proposal this year after the Department of Education dished out $450 million to hire 3,