Fox News national correspondent Bryan Llenas reports on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiling a $125 billion budget plan for the city on ‘America Reports.’
New York City MayorZohran Mamdaniis pouring $15 million into new sex change initiatives for children. adults, framing the taxpayer-funded move as a defense against the federal government.
The mayor's office announced the multi-million-dollar package will establish a "direct care access fund" to subsidize providers who offer sex change procedures for children,. launch a dedicated call and text line, as well as fund research into LGBTQ+ healthcare access.
Additionally, the city's health department will launch a pilot program later this year at a Queens clinic to offer "gender-affirming hormone therapy" to adults at "no or low cost. regardless of immigration status."
FILE - New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends the 2025 New York City Pride March on June 29. 2025 in New York City.(Noam Galai/Getty Images)
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In a fiery statement,Mamdani accused the federal governmentof attempting to "intimidate patients, families. providers," claiming the city is "stepping up" and will do "everything in our power to defend" the procedures.
The mayor has directed the city's law department to prepare for potential litigation to fight any federal efforts torestrict sex changes for childrenand adults.
Top city officials echoed Mamdani's sharp rhetoric. with Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su blasting the federal government's actions as a "dehumanization of transgender people" that is "not just cruel, it’s dangerous."
FILE - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused the federal government of attempting to "intimidate patients, families. providers."(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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The director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs. Taylor Brown, accused theTrump administration of wagingan "ideological war" driven by "political instincts, not science."
The city's announcement follows a recent legal clash over the issue.
Earlier this month, the city opposedfederal grand jury subpoenasseeking the medical records of transgender patients,. a federal judge recently granted an injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Justice from accessing the records.
FILE - Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump's executive actions targeting transgender people at Union Square in New York City on Feb. 7, 2025.(Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg)
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Despite the multi-million-dollar price tag, some city officials are arguing that the $15 millioninvestmentis not enough.
With the New York City Council projected to receive an additional $2 billion in tax revenue over the current. upcoming fiscal years, Councilmember Tiffany Caban is pressuring the city to increase the sex change budget to $60 million, according to areportfrom the Daily News.
"We gotmoney for 500 more copsin the executive budget, but we don’t have money for healthcare. trans kids," Caban said.
City Budget Director Sherif Soliman has also signaled a desire to expand the program, calling the $15 million allocation a "start". expressing hopes to funnel more money toward the initiatives within the city's fiscal limits, the outlet reported.
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital Editor, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.
She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
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