{"id":66665,"date":"2026-02-18T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/mamdani-plan-pours-millions-into-racial-equity-offices-and-six-figure-diversity-jobs-cuts-5000-nypd-jobs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:04:31","slug":"mamdani-plan-pours-millions-into-racial-equity-offices-and-six-figure-diversity-jobs-cuts-5000-nypd-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/mamdani-plan-pours-millions-into-racial-equity-offices-and-six-figure-diversity-jobs-cuts-5000-nypd-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani plan pours millions into \u2018racial equity\u2019 offices and six-figure diversity jobs, cuts 5,000 NYPD jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even as City Hall describes parts of its spending plan as “actions of last resort,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/u><\/a> is steering millions into an expanding “racial equity” bureaucracy and six-figure diversity positions.<\/p>\n

To finance the $127 billion agenda<\/a>, the plan carries steep trade-offs \u2014 higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations, a potential 9.5% property tax increase if state lawmakers decline to act and a 5,000-officer reduction in the New York City Police Department\u2019s ranks.<\/p>\n

Mamdani\u2019s budget is far from inconsequential. In a city of nearly 9 million people<\/a> that represents the center of global finance, his sweeping progressive agenda isn\u2019t just a local policy shift. It\u2019s a high-stakes experiment that could reshape the nation\u2019s largest economy.<\/p>\n

FROM FREE BUSES TO CITY-OWNED GROCERY STORES, HERE ARE MAMDANI\u2019S KEY ECONOMIC PROMISES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Under Mamdani\u2019s plan, the city’s Office of Racial Equity would receive $5.6 million annually, while the Commission on Racial Equity would be allocated $4.6 million, a combined total of $10.2 million. The new figure represents roughly a $3 million increase \u2014 or about a 42% jump \u2014 from the approximately $7.2 million allocated last year.<\/p>\n

Together, the allocations support a growing racial equity apparatus within City Hall. The Office of Racial Equity, which employs a staff of 38, serves as the administration\u2019s operational arm, coordinating and implementing racial equity policies across agencies.<\/p>\n

The Commission on Racial Equity, made up of 16 paid roles, functions as a separate advisory and analytical body, conducting research, developing recommendations and providing oversight related to racial equity policy.<\/p>\n

Beyond the $10.2 million allocated to the Office and Commission on Racial Equity, the budget also funds several high-level diversity<\/a> positions across city agencies.<\/p>\n

MAMDANI PROPOSES RAISING NYC PROPERTY TAXES IF STATE DOESN\u2019T APPROVE TAX HIKE ON WEALTHY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Department of Education budgets more than $260,000 for a chief diversity officer. Meanwhile, at the fire department, three civilian chief diversity inclusion officer positions are funded at just over $301,000 in combined salaries, along with nearly $230,000 in associated overtime, bringing the civilian unit\u2019s total to about $531,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The FDNY also funds a separate uniformed chief diversity inclusion officer position at just over $118,000, pushing the department\u2019s total diversity leadership allocation to roughly $649,000.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the city will funnel more than $835,000 for the Commission on Gender Equity, an advisory body solely dedicated to analyzing legislation and developing public positions on gender-based equality.<\/p>\n

Mamdani’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even as City Hall describes parts of its spending plan as “actions of last resort,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani is steering millions into an expanding “racial equity” bureaucracy and six-figure diversity positions. To finance the $127 billion agenda, the plan carries steep trade-offs \u2014 higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations, a potential 9.5% property tax … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}