See: Mamdani plan pours millions into ‘racial equity’ offices and six-figure diversity jobs, cuts 5,000 NYPD jobs

February 18, 2026

“Even as City Hall describes parts of its spending plan as “actions of last resort,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani is steering millions into an expanding “racial equity” bureaucracy and six-figure diversity positions.”

An analysis of the released budget shows the Office of Racial Equity is allocated $5.6 million with a staff of 38; the Commission on Racial Equity is allocated $4.6 million with 16 paid roles; and the Commission on Gender Equity is allocated over $835,000 for an advisory body focused on gender-based equality. In each case the Mayor gets to appoint the highest number to the above mentioned positions.

For the outrageous six-figure salaries of these “diversity” positions see: Mamdani’s $127 billion plan funds new diversity offices as city faces property tax hikes and police cuts: