# Andrew Rein

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Inside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's $127B preliminary budget

Call it a placeholder with teeth. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's preliminary 2027 budget leans on an unpopular property tax increase and reserve drawdowns. Nobody seems happy about it, not even the mayor himself, and the final version adopted in June will likely look much different. Still, the $127 billion…

Will higher taxes save NYC — or hurt it?

New York City is already one of the most expensive places in the country to live — and to do business. It has some of the highest taxes in the nation and one of the highest levels of government spending. Now, just weeks into his term, Mayor Mamdani has announced a $12 billion budget gap and renewed…

How to Stop the People Who Are Leaving NYC

A new report finds that New York City is losing population across income levels, and subsequently schools are losing students. Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, shares his group's recommendations for how to stem the tide of people leaving.Photo: ThibautRe, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via…

Andrew Rein | 04-26-26

John talks with Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission, about the current challenges New York is facing are largely avoidable and are driven by political delays and a lack of managerial discipline.

Can Mamdani Balance the NYC Budget without Raising Taxes? | Andrew Rein

Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, tells Jim left wing NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani released his "preliminary budget" projecting a deficit of $5.4 billion which he would close by imposing a "tax on the rich." To accomplish this goal, he needs authority from Albany, unlikely in an…

Andrew Rein | 07-05-26

John talks with Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission, about how New York City’s recently approved $125 billion budget relies on temporary fiscal patches rather than addressing a massive structural deficit.

30 Issues in 30 Days: NYS Taxes

Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission, and Emily Eisner, Fiscal Policy Institute's chief economist, debate the issue of fairness and New York state taxes.Photo: People attend a press conference and rally in support of fair taxation near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Apr…