NYC Mayor Mamdani Budgets $5.2M for 'Office of Mass Engagement' Propaganda Arm

Executive Briefing

• Allocates $5.12 million in salary costs for 40 staffers in the Office of Mass Engagement, up 175% from initial estimates.
• Headcount ballooned 186% from 14 to 40 employees within the office's first month of operation.
• Staffers average $125,000 annually; key hires include Mamdani's own campaign field director as commissioner.
• Critics call the spending 'morally incomprehensible,' noting it exceeds entire budgets of city agencies like the Board of Corrections.
• Office has canvassed neighborhoods to boost turnout at rent-freeze hearings, raising concerns about taxpayer-funded political advocacy.
• Mamdani's total mayoral office budget hits $51.8 million for 2027, a $7 million increase over predecessor Eric Adams.