Even as New York Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul appeared cozy in a photo opthis week, other DSA elected officials are escalating attacks – and threats – on the governor behind closed doors.
Mamdani and Hochul were all smiles as they jointly announced a multi-billion-dollar socialist plan to fund free childcare – even raising their clasped hands in a show of unity.
But in a private party meeting Thursday night, the Empire State’s other elected socialists used much different rhetoric.
“I’m so excited to fight with y’all in Albany to get them to tax the motherf–g rich,” said Brooklyn state Assemblywoman Phara Souffrant Forrest.
“I’m here to tell you about the three goons that we need to get to tax the rich,” she started off, before slamming Hochul as a “multimillionaire” who “started off cool but then went south.” The other two “goons,” as per the former nurse, were State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins.
In the DSA’s sights this session is a trio of bills to raise taxes – the progressive state income tax bill that would raise tax brackets for those making over $450,000, the fair share act that would levy an additional 2% city tax on those making more than $1 million, and a corporate tax bill that would impact companies with more than $2.5 million in profits.
Lawmakers then began making threats at the meeting, which was held on video.
“If she’s not doing s–t, we have to make that a serious threat,” raged Brooklyn state Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher about Hochul.
Hochul, who is up for re-election this year, is facing a primary challenge from her “No Show” Lt. Gov. Anthony Delgado.
“This is an opportunity,” continued Gallagher, who called Hochul’s unwillingness to tax the rich “ridiculous.” “She thinks she only has to worry about the right.”
Under mounting pressure from socialists, Hochul has warmed up on the idea of hiking corporate taxes, but personal income tax is a line she said she won’t cross.
But with the DSA feeling emboldened with Mamdani in office, they urged members to do whatever it takes to get their agenda passed.
“So just as we were responsible for electing Mayor Mamdani to the mayoralty, we are responsible for delivering on his agenda,” said one DSA leader.
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