“As the budget process progressed, updated revenue projections showed that many of the cuts were unnecessary. Both fiscally conservative and liberal good-governance groups and the Independent Budget Office said City Hall’s revenue projections were inaccurate. But the mayor ordered agencies to cut their budgets anyway.” – New York Times
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Harry and Sally
Harry and Sally are neurotic New Yorkers looking for love in the Big Apple. When the former college classmates meet in a bookstore, they promise to have coffee and talk again soon. But because the administration refuses to cap rents, Sally is pushed to the outskirts of Brooklyn, while Harry lives in the farthest corners of Queens. They never see each other again.
fame
Every year, hundreds of students enroll at LaGuardia High School to pursue their dreams of singing, acting, dancing, and tedious theater. On the first day of school, they learn that every single arts program has been eliminated, teachers’ salaries have been cut, and there is only one textbook that they must take turns reading. Although the students are disappointed, they understand where the arts funding went: increasing NYPD Budget by another $5 million. The kids still sing and dance in the street halfway through the film, but it sounds awful.
The Godfather
Mafia boss Michael Corleone knows exactly which levers he has to pull in City Hall to exert his influence. He puts all his money, time and energy into removing bike lanes.
American Psycho
Wall Street wunderkind Patrick Bateman is desperate to get a table at Dorsia. Some would even say he would kill for it. Unfortunately, Dorsia is closed every night for endless fundraisers for Mayor Eric Adams. The guest list includes AI crypto millionaires, your former landlord who raised your rent by $500 without notice, and every celebrity who has ever complained about “cancel culture.” Eventually, Bateman realizes he’s squeezing his way into Dorsia by becoming a donor to the Adams campaign. When the extent of his blatant ambition is revealed, he’s welcomed by Mayor Adams with open arms and a matching bomber jacket.
Ghost Hunters
As supernatural activity increases throughout New York City, Mayor Adams knows there is only one way to banish these spirits: increasing the NYPD by another $5 billion.
Working girls
Tess McGill gets up early every day to catch the Staten Island Ferry, but she’s constantly subjected to the subway’s ever-increasing wait times, the minutes-long waits between stations, and when the E runs on the F line, she’s late for all her important business meetings. And even though the subway is actually run by the state, not the city, it still feels typical of the era.
Cloverfield
The residents of New York City are fighting for survival after a mysterious alien monster launches a relentless attack on the city. Many are shocked by the city’s lack of preparation for an extraterrestrial disaster. After Mayor Adams MIA He finally reappears for hours to reassure the residents that he himself was out there fighting the Cloverfield monster. He now understands, as he says in a press conference, that there is only one solution to the problem: increasing the NYPD budget by another $5 trillion.
Rosemary’s Baby
So Rosemary’s neighbors are members of a satanic cult who impregnated her with a demon baby. Do you think she would give up a pre-war apartment on the Upper West Side?
