Mamdani blasted for planned cuts to veterans services, axing events including parade

Source: New York Post

Critics pushed back on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed city budget Wednesday as it emerged he planned to cut $1 million from veterans services and events including a ticker-tape parade for former service men and women. The Department of Veterans Services’ budget would drop from about $7. 6 million in the fiscal year 2026 adopted budget to $6.