Trump threatens to withhold federal funding if Mamdani wins. How much money does NYC get from Washington annually?

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NYC receives $8-12 billion in federal funds annually: $4.8 billion for Medicaid, $2.1 billion for education (Title I, special ed), $1.3 billion for housing (Section 8, public housing), $800 million for transportation, and $400 million+ for emergency management. Trump threatened similar cuts to sanctuary cities in 2017, but courts blocked most withholdings—you can't defund entire programs over unrelated policy disputes (NFIB v. Sebelius precedent). However, Trump's HUD Secretary could slow-walk disaster aid, his DOT could delay transit grants, and his DOJ could add conditions to public safety funding. The real threat isn't total cutoff (illegal) but bureaucratic delays that cost NYC billions while lawsuits proceed. A Mamdani administration would spend its first year in court fighting federal overreach.

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding if Mamdani wins. How much money does NYC get from Washington annually?

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