# Mamdani quietly funnels another $6.2M in taxpayer dollars to office slammed as ‘propaganda arm’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mamdani-quietly-funnels-another-6-2m-in-taxpayer-dollars-to-office-slammed-as-propaganda-arm/
- Published: 2026-11-13T21:07:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T21:23:19+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/mamdani-quietly-redirects-millions-of-dollars-to-his-propaganda-arm/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Mamdani’s outreach office gets $6.2 million in added funding.
- Its current-year budget rises to $6.3 million.
- Critics question the office’s role and the city’s spending growth.

## Summary

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mid-year budget update adds funding to the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, bringing its current-year budget to $6.3 million. The increase has drawn criticism from a city council member who questions the office’s purpose and argues it should not receive more taxpayer money.

The update adds $1.1 million in undefined spending this fiscal year and $1.7 million in each of the next three years, amounting to $6.2 million in additional funding across the period. The office has been criticised for outreach linked to rent-freeze advocacy and voter participation, while its detailed salary breakdown has not been made public. The city’s revised overall spending plan rose by more than $3 billion from the $126 billion budget adopted in June, prompting concerns from fiscal watchdogs.

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