'No One Thinks The Mayor Makes Too Little': Zohran Mamdani Rejects Sizeable 18% Pay Rise

Source: International Business Times

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lights the Empire State Building in celebration of America 250 on July 4. John Nacion/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Thursday, 16 July, that he will refuse an 18% pay rise approved hours earlier by the New York City Council, insisting that 'no one' in the city believes the mayor is underpaid. The council had just voted to lift salaries for themselves, the mayor and other top officials for the first time since 2016, arguing that inflation and rising living costs had made a review unavoidable.