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The 2027 City Budget is a milestone for socialist governance and a big step to building the city we deserve. Socialists in office are proving that we can reject austerity and invest in the working people who make NYC. And the work is just getting started.

New York City DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS of America Statement on the FY27 City Budget
BUILDING THE CITY
WE DESERVE
Mayor Mamdani's first budget represents a milestone for socialist governance in New York City. In the face of Governor Kathy Hochul's refusal to support the popular demand to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations, the Mayor pushed to reset our city's relationship with Albany, securing some of the revenue our city is owed by the state and successfully eliminating a historic budget deficit leftover from Eric Adams's administration. Instead of closing the gap by slashing programs, this budget cuts wasteful contracts with private companies.
We know, however, that much work remains to be done - in New York City and Albany - to achieve the fully-funded city we deserve.

New York City
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS of America
The Mayor and progressive Council Members - including City Socialists in Office Alexa Avilés, Tiffany Cabán, Shahana Hanif, and Chi Ossé - have rejected the austerity that has marked city spending for decades. This budget provides stable, permanent funding for parks and libraries and billions for universal childcare. It increases rental subsidies for the lowest-income New Yorkers and, in the capital budget, commits over $5 billion to build affordable housing and $5.6 billion to NYCHA. Thanks to the Progressive Caucus's advocacy, it includes $175 million for CityFHEPS rental vouchers.
Amid Trump's devastating cuts to trans healthcare, we celebrate $15 million for gender affirming care, which primarily covers a direct access fund for trans youth.

New York City
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS of America
This budget's investments in the Office of Community Safety, non-police crisis response programs, including the Progressive Caucus's Crisis to Care package, and violence and hate crime prevention represent a significant step towards true public safety. We are heartened that, thanks to firm advocacy from City Socialists in Office Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés, Shahana Hanif, and Chi Ossé and grassroots organizations, there will be no increase to the NYPD headcount. We look forward to continuing to fight for a budget and a city that refuses to see arrests and incarceration as the solutions to all social ills.

New York City
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS of America
We know that to achieve true public safety and more, we must tax the rich. We are proud that this year, together with Mayor Mamdani, we won a tax on the second homes of New York City's wealthiest. But it's far from enough. We will continue to fight to ensure that corporations and the ultra-rich pay their fair share. We envision a city where working people can thrive, where housing is an affordable public good, and where real safety and wellbeing are prioritized over policing and punishment. We are proud that this budget advances these goals and look forward to building this future.

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That’s why we fought to expand our democratic socialist bloc in Albany. Because the fight to tax the rich and fund healthcare isn’t over. If you’re losing your Essential Plan healthcare, share your story and show the cost of Hochul’s betrayal: bit.ly/fund-care

This didn't have to happen.
It would cost less than 1% of the state budget to keep these New
Yorkers insured.
But Governor Hochul chose her wealthy donors over our lives.

Everyone will be affected.
When half a million people lose coverage, it has a domino effect through our healthcare system.
Hospital closures
Long lines at the emergency
room
Spiraling healthcare costs

The fight isn't over. We just elected 7 new democratic socialists to the state legislature.
We're going to stand up to Hochul, tax the rich, and win healthcare for all.

Are you losing your Essential Plan coverage? We want to hear from you.
Share your story here or at the link in our bio: bit.ly/fund-care

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It’s July 1. Today, nearly half a million New Yorkers will lose healthcare. Governor Hochul could have stopped this for less than 1% of the final state budget. Instead, she put wealthy donors over our lives.

450,000
NEW
YORKERS
LOSE THEIR
HEALTHCARE TODAY

It's July 1.
Today, over 450,000 New Yorkers will be kicked off their
Essential Plan healthcare coverage.
During budget negotiations, we called on Governor Hochul to tax the rich and stop this healthcare catastrophe. She refused.

New York's Essential Plan previously covered households making up to 250% of the federal poverty line, or:
$39,900 for a single adult with no children
$80,375 for a family of four

Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act decimated healthcare spending.
In response, New York shrunk eligibility for the Essential Plan from 250% to 200% of the federal poverty line.
The change takes effect today.
Nearly half a million will lose insurance.

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NYC-DSA 🌹 @socialists.nyc · 30/06/2026

NYC-DSA’s Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy Working Group’s response to the two anti-trans Supreme Court decisions handed down today.

Today the Supreme Court handed down its decisions on West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox. These weren't decisions about sports, they were decisions about the basic dignity of trans existence. Until we are welcome to participate in public life under the same protections and privileges granted to cisgender Americans, we are being violently robbed of the basic right to be human in America. The Supreme Court has once again declared itself a rubber stamp for fascism and its reign of terror will not end until the body is replaced with a court that is democratic and accountable to the people.

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The billionaire class says we can’t balance the budget without cutting services and raising costs. A socialist just proved them wrong. Investing in housing, mental health, parks, and libraries is what budgets are for & what working people deserve. That’s your city on socialism.

YOUR CITY ON SOCIALISM:
NO NEW CUTS NO NEW COPS
Zohran Mamdani just eliminated
Eric Adams' $12 billion budget deficit-all without raising costs on working families and while making new investments in communities, not cops.

"Throughout this process, I have been reminded of the words of Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek: 'If socialists understood economics, they would not be socialists. If the past months have shown us anything, it is that socialists not only understand economics just as well as the capitalists who came before, but we can solve their years of mismanagement
THROUGH AN EMBRACE OF OUR PRINCIPLES."
-ZOHRAN MAMDANI

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NYC-DSA 🌹 @socialists.nyc · 29/06/2026

15,000 dues-paying members and counting 📈 Our movement winning, growing, and proving that everyday working people can change history. A better world is possible. We’re building it together. dsa.nyc/join 🌹

FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEMBERS STRONG

New York City Democratic Socialists of America

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NYC-DSA 🌹 @socialists.nyc · 25/06/2026

Just days after our candidates sweep their elections, we’re going to deliver a rent freeze for millions of New Yorkers! Nothing celebrates a win like another win. Join us tonight to freeze the rent for all rent-stabilized tenants for two years! dsa.nyc/freezetherent

NYC IS ABOUT TO FREEZE THE RENT
JOIN NYC-DSA at the final vote tonight!
June 25th - 5:30 PM
RSVP at dsa.nyc/freezetherent

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Socialism won BIG in NYC last night! TONIGHT at 8 PM ET, join Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier for a mass call to celebrate this historic victory for democratic socialism in New York and reflect on what comes next 🌹 RSVP at dsa.nyc/VictoryCall

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SOCIALISM WINS UPTOWN! Darializa Avila Chevalier will be the first Afro-Latina to represent NY-13. We can’t wait to see how @darializaforny.bsky.social fights to abolish ICE, end the genocide in Gaza, and fight for working class people every day.

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Adam Bojak wins as an unapologetic democratic socialist in upstate New York! For years pundits told us our vision for New York would never resonate outside of NYC and downstate… @bojak4assembly.bsky.social proves them ALL wrong. This is a movement for ALL working people, no matter your zip code 🌹

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EAST NEW YORK is now repped by a socialist in Albany! Christian ran an ambitious campaign to give the east Brooklyn community leadership who actually listens to and serves the people. Proud to stand with @cct4nyc.bsky.social. 🌹

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Central Brooklyn just got a new Socialist in Office! Congratulations to @eonforassembly.bsky.social, a tireless organizer, parent, and leader whose victory tonight comes after years of diligent movement building.

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For years, Sam has worked behind the scenes to build our movement as an NYC-DSA organizer. Now, Queens has sent her to Albany to organize from inside the Capitol.

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Socialism wins in the Lower East Side! We’re sending another ecosocialist and tenants’ champion to Albany to fight for the affordable, beautiful future that workers deserve. Illapa’s victory proves socialism still has a home downtown.

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Ridgewood just sent labor and immigrant worker champion @david4queens.com to Albany 🌹🌹🌹

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ABER WINS Palestine was on the ballot, and now a Palestinian-American democratic socialist is going to Albany. Aber is exactly who New Yorkers need fighting for them in the State Senate. Because socialists get it done. 🌹

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Diana is going BACK to Albany! Proud to have @dianaforqueens.com back in office fighting for the affordable New York we deserve. 🌹

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CLAIRE WINS @claireforny.bsky.social was there. Now our movement is sending her to DC. Socialists get it done, and socialism wins. 🌹

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Vote today, then tell your friends to vote -- and remind them what’s at stake. Taxing the rich. Kicking out ICE. Guaranteeing free childcare. Keeping New Yorkers in their homes. We can elect a slate of socialist champions to make this agenda a reality.

VOTE FOR THE
NYC-DSA SLATE
ELECTION DAY JUNE 23
CONRAD BLACKBURN STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 70
DARIALIZA AVILA CHEVALIER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 13
SAMANTHA KATTAN STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 37
CHRISTIAN CELESTE TATE STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54
EON TYRELL HUNTLEY STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 56
ABER KAWAS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 12
DIANA MORENO STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 36
DAVID ORKIN STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 38
ILLAPA SAIRITUPAC STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65
CLAIRE VALDEZ CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7
FIND YOUR POLLSITE & CANDIDATES
DSA.NYC/VOTE

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It all comes down to this. At 9 p.m. tonight, there won’t be anything more we can do to win. But that still gives us 10 hours 😈

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New York: there are democratic socialists on YOUR ballot who will fight like hell for you in Congress! 🌹 There are no shortcuts to a better future. It’s up to us to fight for it. And when we fight, we win. Polls are open until 9pm today. Let’s make history. dsa.nyc/vote

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Six months ago they said this race was over before it even started. Now they’re spending millions to try to stop us because we’re winning. Tomorrow we have a chance to show working people can still beat organized money. Let’s make history. dsa.nyc/gotv

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With Election Day tomorrow, every door we knock helps us beat their dark money. Join us at the doors: dsa.nyc/gotv.

DOORDASH:
OVER $950K
DoorDash, who spent over $1 million against Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign, has spent over $950k against Eon Tyrell Huntley and Conrad Blackburn.
Source: NY Board of Elections and FEC data

WHY?
CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES KNOW WE THREATEN THEIR POWER-AND THEY'RE DESPERATE TO KEEP IT

THEY HAVE THE MONEY.
BUT WE HAVE THE PEOPLE.
FIND YOUR POLL SITE AND CANDIDATES:
DSA.NYC/VOTE
CANVASS FOR OUR SLATE:
DSA-NYC/GOTV

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Meet the donors backing our opposition. DraftKings. DoorDash. Big Real Estate. The pro-Israel lobby. Our opponents need that corrupt cash to win, but we have the power of the people.

DARK MONEY VERSUS NYC-DSA
Our slate is funded by tens of thousands of small-dollar donors, but our opponents are getting bankrolled by the pro-Israel lobby, real estate and...Draft Kings?

SHADY SUPER PACS HAVE SPENT OVER
$8.5 MILLION
AGAINST OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATES
And that's just counting outside spending, not direct donations to our opponent's campaigns.
Next NYC, one of these anti-DSA PACS, has raised $500k from real estate donors-including
MSG owner, billionaire, and Trump donor
JAMES DOLAN.
Source: NY Board of Elections and FEC data

PRO-ISRAEL DONORS:
OVER $600K
This includes $150k spent against Darializa Avila Chevalier and Conrad Blackburn, outspoken opponents of the genocide in Gaza.
Source: NY Board of Elections and FEC data

DRAFTKINGS & FANDUEL:
OVER $415K
Gambling companies have spent over $375k just to support Conrad Blackburn's opponent, Jordan Wright, who sits on the state's Racing & Wagering Committee (aka the gambling committee).
Source: NY Board of Elections and FEC data

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There’s never been a better time than today to canvass or phonebank. Each conversation we have today means one more New Yorker understands the stakes of this election and has a plan to go vote. Help us get over the finish line by volunteering today!

ONE DAY LEFT CANVASS
DSA.NYC/GOTV
SOCIALISTS get it DONE

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