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Free Childcare Plan Sparks Taxation Battle in NYC

1/11/2026

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  • The New York Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul announced a multi-billion-dollar plan for free childcare.
  • Behind doors, Democratic Socialists of America members criticized Hochul as a 'multimillionaire' and threatened higher taxes, saying they feel empowered after Mamdani's election.
  • Assemblywoman Phara Souffrant Forrest and allies targeted Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins.
  • Hochul remains firm against raising personal income taxes, while reconsidering corporate tax increases.