This is classic communist grift where the party bosses get rich. NYC keeps electing these people and wonders why everything gets worse and more expensive.
- Council member introduces bill for 18.2% raise taking members from 148500 to 175500 retroactive to January.
- Mayor salary jumps from 258750 to 305800 with automatic 2% annual increases.
- Sold as cost of living adjustment.
- At same time mayor’s wife co-hosts pricey Corsica spiritual retreat framing Mary as Palestinian under occupation.
- Tickets run 3000 to 5000 dollars.
Rama Duwaji, wife of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is co-hosting an expensive spiritual retreat in Corsica, honoring Jesus' mother Mary as a "Palestinian woman giving birth under occupation".
Tickets range from around $3,000 to $5,000 for a trip of prayer, lectures, and food, all to… pic.twitter.com/Wfr6rVwUI3
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) July 8, 2026
NYC Council Member Nantasha Williams introduced a proposal that would raise council members’ salaries by 18.2%, from $148,500 to $175,500, retroactive to January.
The bill would also raise the mayor’s salary from $258,750 to $305,800 and create automatic annual pay increases of… pic.twitter.com/dEi8I9QKzJ
— AF Post (@AFpost) July 9, 2026
NY Post article on the bill https://nypost.com/2026/07/07/us-news/nyc-council-members-want-to-give-themselves-18-2-pay-hike-and-set-automatic-increases-every-year-after/