Manhattan BP Scott Stringer will make a direct populist appeal to city’s working class in his State of the Borough address this evening.

“For too many New Yorkers, dreams have been downsized,” Stringer says in the address, an advanced copy of which was provided to The Politicker. “The conversation has changed from getting ahead—to just getting by.The middle class squeeze is becoming a chokehold. For me, that’s not just a problem.  It’s a crisis. Because when New York stops being a middle-class city, it stops being New York. And that’s the challenge I want to talk about tonight: Reclaiming the city for middle-class and working New Yorkers.”

This morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Stringer will call for a tax cut for most New Yorkers paid for by an increase on the wealthiest residents. The move follows a similar one done on the state level by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Read More