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The Council pay raise
The City Council is moving toward final passage of an 18.2% pay raise for the mayor, comptroller, borough presidents, and council members, their first increase since 2016. Good government groups have backed the raise, while fiscal watchdogs paired their support with warnings about cost. The vote sets what the city's top elected officials earn for years to come.
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Jul 17, 2026 Latest
The City Council voted 42-6, with Speaker Julie Menin abstaining, to raise pay for the mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough presidents, council members and district attorneys by 18.2 percent, their first raise since 2016. Mamdani and Menin said they will decline the increase themselves. The same day the Council passed a $10,000 bonus for the city's 26,000 school paraprofessionals 49-0, which Mamdani says violates state labor law unlike his own raise.
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Jul 15, 2026
The City Council set Thursday for its final vote on the 18.2% pay raise for elected officials, projected to cost $2.6 million in the next fiscal year.
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Jul 10, 2026
The City Council moved toward final passage of an 18.2% pay raise for the mayor, comptroller, borough presidents, and council members, their first increase since 2016. Good government groups backed the raise, and fiscal watchdogs voiced support paired with a warning, Spectrum News NY1 and City & State reported.
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