{"id":22359,"date":"2025-11-12T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=22359"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:25:06","slug":"hochul-pumps-the-brakes-on-mamdanis-700-million-free-bus-plan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=22359","title":{"rendered":"Hochul Pumps The Brakes On Mamdani\u2019s $700 Million Free Bus Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is tapping the brakes on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani\u2019s $700 million plan for free city buses, casting early doubt on one of the far-left lawmaker\u2019s biggest campaign promises, The New York Post\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the SOMOS political retreat in Puerto Rico on Saturday, Hochul said she\u2019s already spent heavily to support the city\u2019s struggling MTA and questioned how much further the state could go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI continue to be excited at the work of making the slowest buses in America fast and free,\u201d Mamdani said Monday during an unrelated press conference. \u201cAnd I appreciate the governor\u2019s continued partnership in delivering on that agenda of affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But Hochul\u2019s comments in San Juan marked the latest break between the moderate Democratic governor and Mamdani, the Democratic socialist she endorsed just two months ago.<\/p>\n

Hochul happily rode Mamdani\u2019s coattails during the campaign as he energized progressives with promises of affordability and social programs, but she has shown far less enthusiasm for actually paying for them.<\/p>\n

The governor has rejected several of Mamdani\u2019s cornerstone ideas, including proposals to raise taxes on wealthy New Yorkers to fund $10 billion in new benefits like free child care and fareless transit.<\/p>\n

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Her caution could create a serious roadblock for the incoming mayor, whose ambitious plans rely on support from Albany to move forward.<\/p>\n