A proposal now gaining traction in the City Council would hike the minimum wage to as high as $30 an hour, a dramatic leap from the current $17. The plan, introduced by Council Member Sandy Nurse, would require large employers to pay $25 per hour if they offer benefits and $30 if they don’t, with a phased rollout targeting full implementation by 2030 for major companies and 2032 for smaller ones.
Newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani has already signaled support, having campaigned on a bold “$30 by ’30” promise. His message was simple and politically potent: in the richest city in the world, full-time work should not equal poverty. But as the proposal inches closer to reality, critics are sounding the alarm—and they’re not mincing words.
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