Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani continued his crusade to hike taxes on corporations and the uber wealthy — putting him on a collision course with his new Albany ally Gov. Kathy Hochul.

“The proposal we put forward would raise $9 billion and we would also raise an additional $1 billion from savings and reforms that can be done at the city level,” Mamdani said at a rally in The Bronx with health care union workers of 1199SEIU.

The increase in corporate tax, which he said would match surrounding states, and hike in taxes for the top 1 or 2% of New Yorker earners has been a cornerstone of the Queens lawmaker’s campaign. 3

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The socialist candidate said the revenue would cover the loads of freebies being promised, such as free buses, childcare and city-run groceries.

Mamdani has

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