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Story summary
- Zohran Mamdani, the mayor, reverses his campaign promise to increase library funding by proposing nearly $30 million in cuts to the New York Public Library system.
- Under the preliminary budget, Manhattan would lose $11.6 million, Brooklyn $8.7 million, and Queens $9.2 million, with Mamdani's spokesperson citing a budget crisis.
- Critics, including former Mayor Eric Adams, call Mamdani hypocritical for condemning similar cuts, and library advocates express disappointment about the impact.
