{"id":213929,"date":"2026-04-29T11:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213929\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:59:19","slug":"mamdanis-absurd-veto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213929\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani\u2019s Absurd Veto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday, we\u2019re looking at\u00a0New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s first veto, the cost of hosting the World Cup, a new tax proposal in New York, and how the Left hijacked the Fair Housing Act.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit:\u00a0Anadolu \/ Contributor \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued his first veto last week.<\/p>\n

\nThe bill he rejected: Intro 175-B, which would require the NYPD \u201cto address and contain the risk of physical obstruction, physical injury, intimidation, and interference\u201d during protests at schools and other educational institutions.<\/p>\n

\nMamdani said the bill was too broad in its definition of \u201ceducational institutions,\u201d and therefore would have affected \u201cworkers protesting ICE, or college students demanding their school divest from fossil fuels or demonstrating in support of Palestinian rights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nCity Council Speaker Julie Menin made clear that the bill \u201csimply requires the NYPD to clearly outline how it will ensure safe access when there are threats of obstruction or physical injury, while fully protecting First Amendment rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

That Mamdani \u201ceven sees this bill as problematic,\u201d Josh Appel writes, \u201creflects his roots not as a principled defender of free speech but as a campus radical-turned-politician.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRead more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nWith the 2026 World Cup rapidly approaching, some U.S. host cities are realizing just how much it will cost. Foxborough, Massachusetts will host seven matches, which come with a nearly $8 million price tag for public safety. After learning that security costs could exceed $1 million a day, Los Angeles and New Jersey announced that they would charge for tickets to fan fests, which are supposed to be free events.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThough more skepticism early on would have served them well, local officials are justified in their concerns about costs,\u201d Steven Malanga writes. \u201cIndependent research confirms that major sporting events are often a big loss for taxpayers. A 2004 study examining the 1994 FIFA World Cup concluded that the average host city experienced more than $700 million in reduced local income during the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRead more<\/a> about how fans and taxpayers will pay the price.<\/p>\n

\nOn Tuesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Speaker Julie Menin proposed trimming the amount of Pass Through Entity Tax (PTET) credits that can be applied to city income tax bills. PTETs essentially allow partners and co-owners to pay taxes using company funds, which are then treated as fully deductible business expenses. The credit can go toward an individual\u2019s state and city income tax bill.<\/p>\n

\nMamdani and Menin want to lower that rebate from 100 percent to 75 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting aside the risk of accelerating New York City\u2019s tax-base erosion,\u201d Ken Girardin writes, \u201cMamdani and Menin are trying to balance the budget with the shakiest, and most poorly understood, form of revenue possible. They may also be overstating the revenue potential for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nRead why<\/a> the proposal could be so problematic.<\/p>\n

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Enacted in 1968, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing transactions. That includes buying, selling, and renting, along with advertising and lending.<\/p>\n

\nUnfortunately, those tasked with enforcing the law have distorted it to push an ideological agenda. \u201cUsing exotic ideas about legal liability, fair housing bureaucrats have pursued social engineering of American communities and whole industries to achieve a racial composition they deem desirable,\u201d Craig Trainor of the Department of Housing and Urban Development writes<\/a>. \u201cThis behavior is sustained and encouraged by legacy civil rights organizations with a vested interest in such policies.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The good news, Trainor writes, is that the Trump administration is rolling back these abuses. Read what it\u2019s doing to restore the Fair Housing Act to its core mission.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cTax revenue keeps going up. Deficits keep going up. How can anybody seriously believe that increasing tax revenue even more will somehow magically reverse that correlation?<\/p>\n

Increasing tax revenue just allows politicians to afford more debt. The ONLY way to fiscal sanity is long-term, sustained spending restraint.<\/p>\n

And as long as voters keep supporting whoever promises them the most stuff, spending will always be maximized.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson.<\/p>\n

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