NYC comptroller urges rainy-day fund to offset potential AI fallout on city's economy (opens in new tab)

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine speaks during New York mayor Zohran Mamdani's public inauguration ceremony followed by a block party at City Hall in New York on January 1, 2026. The report outlined several scenarios for ways AI could affect New York’s economy, including economic downturn and economic growth. [ ]