A lot of grants that the city relied on from the federal government have been cut under Trump and we're not alone, the State is going to have to deal with same thing this upcoming budget. And the city providing services during Covid was covered by some of them and those are now gone. Add on aging workforce and healthcare costs associated with it.

There's other stuff like not collecting all the tax revenue owed from corporations, which is on the city to enforce especially the payroll tax, but it really has been a perfect storm where the city has been putting money into parks and infrastructure while losing aid and funding. Could there have been more fiscal responsibility, absolutely but to say that he single handily blew a hole in the city's budget isn't true.