Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman challenged Gov. Kathy Hochul to draw a line in the sand Monday as she faces pressure from Democratic Socialists of America to back Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s proposed tax hikes.

Blakeman, who is considering a run against Hochul in the gubernatorial election next year, argued that raising taxes could drive corporations out of the Empire State and potentially increase costs for consumers and small businesses.

“This is bad for Nassau County, this is bad for Long Island, this is bad for the Metropolitan region, and this is bad for New York State — we are going to fight very hard against it,” Blakeman told reporters in the county Legislative chamber.

“New York is already the highest taxed state in the United States,” he said, adding that New York sho

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