Why did Upstate Taxpayers bail out NYC? So Mamdani can fund freebies for pets & let crime run rampant.

July 10, 2026

Radical socialist Zohran Mamdani insisted he needed money from Albany, so Josh Riley’s BFF Kathy Hochul forked over an $8 billion bailout, funded by Upstate taxpayers. So, what was so important?

Freebies for pets, as it turns out. Gotham is now spending $1.5 million on a pet-food pantry and free and low-cost spay-and-neuter services. 

This wasteful spending comes just after another horrific, violent incident in NYC that left eight family members injured. The victims’ grandma tearfully told Mamdani the crime “has to stop,” but her plea did nothing to change his priorities…

And remember: Riley could’ve tried to stop Mamdani’s reckless, ridiculous policies. Instead, he cowardly did nothing, too afraid to upset his radical base.

“Families are being senselessly shot, and Zohran Mamdani’s response is to focus on freebies for pets. His socialist agenda is completely ludicrous, and it’s absolutely unacceptable that New York taxpayers are funding it. Even worse, as crime ravages NYC, Upstate New Yorkers must brace for it to hit their community next.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole