The second Trump administration has quickly established itself as governmentally menacing in the eyes of most of New York City’s elected officials. This became clear Wednesday in testimony during a low-key meeting in Albany of the New York City Financial Control Board, which has monitored the city’s complex budgeting for a half-century.

Punitive policies aimed at "sanctuary" cities, and "the potential of devastating cuts in federal grants" for social services, health care and education, threaten the city's multiyear budget plans, said a report cited by FCB fiscal analyst Michelle McManus. Trump’s immigration rules have depressed tourism, a major city revenue source.

Last year, Trump won only 30% of the city vote for president. Despite limited improvement over 2020, the president mainly c

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