India, June 1 -- New York City taxpayers are being asked to pay $5.2 million in salaries for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new Office of Mass Engagement, a figure that is 175% higher than originally reported.

The Office of Mass Engagement has only been open for about a month but it has already more than tripled in size. Its headcount has jumped 186%, from 14 employees to 40, with $5,123,756 now set aside for salaries alone, according to the city's recently released 2027 executive budget, as per New York Post.

An additional $30,000 has been earmarked for non-staff expenses.

To put the numbers in perspective, the salary budget for this office is larger than the entire budgets of several city agencies, including the Board of Corrections, the Com...