Posted on 02/07/2026 11:05:11 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Exclusive: New York City’s mayor explains why he’s backing New York’s governor in the 2026 election.
“The era of empty promises ends.”
That’s the vision that drove our mayoral campaign. It’s the foundation of my administration. It’s also what Governor Kathy Hochul said as we celebrated an agreement to deliver universal childcare—one of the largest expansions of the social safety net in our city’s history.
It is as consequential a policy victory as our movement has seen in quite some time. A burden of more than $22,500 lifted, the difference between whether or not a family can stay in the city they love with the children they want to raise. It was made possible by the nearly 100,000 volunteers who talked to millions of New Yorkers at their doors. But it would not have happened, just eight days into our administration, without Governor Hochul moving to provide more than $1 billion in state funding.
We delivered this historic win together. Together, we have fought to protect New Yorkers from ICE. Together, we have defended our party, our democracy, and the ability of working New Yorkers to raise a family in the city they love. And together, we have forged a new era in the relationship between Albany and City Hall after too many years defined by pettiness instead of productivity. At a moment of crisis, we chose a different path. We respected one another’s perspectives and committed to the idea that government should, and must, work — even when it’s hard.
The Governor and I do not agree on everything. We have real differences, particularly when it comes to taxation of the wealthiest, at a moment defined by profound income inequality. I continue to believe that the wealthiest among us can afford to...
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Turds of a feather...
They’re going to follow the Somali model of childcare.
“Universal child care” = give us those kids so we can raise good little communists….
Looks like MSN.com doesn’t allow comments on their articles.
Same criminal organization. Why wouldn’t he endorse her?
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Because he can't raise taxes without her cooperation, and she is withholding that, at least for the time being.
Without Hochul's help, Mamdani's grandiose plans for free buses and free healthcare and government-run grocery stores aren't going anywhere.
Commie supports commie. It’s pretty simple to figure out.
Maybe because somebody dropped some coins in your slot:

/sarc
Is it tit for tat, or tat for tit?
New York City voters must have an IQ of 2.
“Why I’m endorsing ..”
A - Because you need help and money and cover for your already massive failures.
B - Because shes as evil and as installed into NY politics as you are.
Both are continuing proof, as if it were needed, that Deep State doesn’t hire the front office appearance types for brains.
Yaeh but it’s more about the $$$$$$
“”Looks like MSN.com doesn’t allow comments on their articles.”””
Some. Never on crossdresser articles. But they only allow liberal viewpoints.
He picked his horse face and it wasn’t AOC.
Sandy will have to wait until she’s called to the gate.
The mayor has discovered, and this is apparently a shock, that he does not have the power to do even a tenth of what he promised. The people of New York have hired a political idiot. (He does have great hair, so there’s that.)
He must have an alliance with the governor to accomplish anything he wants. Even then, the governor has severely limited ability to accomplish what the mayor wants even if she was willing to do so. I can’t imagine why she’d get into a sinking political ship that’s smaller and less attractive to the one she’s already in.
Because you’re a leftist Marxist idiot that admires horrendous dental work?
The era of empty promises (never) ends.
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