Squawk Pod: NYC Mayor Mamdani & $120 million for animal health - 01/28/26 | Audio Only

Bring in show music, please. >> Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on Squawk Pot, New York's new mayor, Zoran Mdani, on the budget for America's largest city. >> The prior mayoral administration has left us with a 12 billion fiscal deficit. And this is at a scale that's actually greater than what we saw here in New York City during the Great Recession. and how his version of economics is taking over city hall. >> Since 2021, when New York State increased taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers, the numbe ...