What a terrible evil person. I can't believe he's supporting our infrastructure and supporting jobs.
Sure sure sure, but did the government make any profit from doing this?
Business owners whose vehicles now need less repair and maintenance: “This is unacceptable“
"Garmin GPS announces next update to bring back missing potholes by playing bang.mp3 without any user input destination needed..."
Suspension and tire shops across NYC are sobbing
Fucking socialist, wasting money on things people need.
I know you're joking, but it is so depressing that this is EXACTLY how so many government officials think and how so many constituents have been brainwashed to think.
Car infrastructure doesn't need to make a profit don't you know? Its just public transport that needs be a net gain for the city
New campaign slogan:
Zohran, he'll fill all your holes.
I wish those movies were still funny today. They were so great in their time.
They aged terribly
Crazy what not settling for less when it comes to public office will do for you for once.
Ever since the day I first saw him I knew this was a man who can fill a hole
lots of holes are yearning to be filled
wow, its almost like socialism can benefit society.
I mean this really isn't socialism this is just basic general government work and somebody actually pushing for the people that do the work that they're being paid to do already.
So true. Governments have lost sight that they exist to serve the people. They are a collectivist solution to managing large projects the population needs. You can take many approaches to that, but that is the fundamental reason we have them.
Otherwise, we don't need them and wouldn't choose to have them.
Can my city borrow Mamdani for a couple months?
This guy seems like he’s off to a great start.
And who would have thought paying people to provide services would work? I’m shocked!
He’s young enough that, once he’s done in NYC, he could go off and be mayor of several other cities afterward.
I think that's called a governor
I mean, I do legitimately wonder how he did this when other administrations didn't or couldn't. Would like an insider perspective. Like, did he just pay tons and tons of OT? Did he order the potholes filled quickly, even if they didn't meet the normal standard for quality? Did he crack the whip and say "fuck your union rules!" Or were past administrations just this corrupt/lazy/incompetent?
I'm sure his fanboys will say "obviously it's the last one - he's not a corrupt capitalist pig", or something. And I'm open to that explaination. But I'd like, yaknow, some actual statements from people who were actually involved.
EDIT 2: See Aatube's comment below for the NYT article link. It's real.
I mean, I do legitimately wonder how he did this when other administrations didn't or couldn't.
I suspect the article is overselling it (the comparison, not the raw pothole number), and they don't source basically anything they're saying, so it's hard to definitively call them on that. NYC had a winter that created an abnormal number of potholes, and this article (using an uncited figure) says: "the same number that would usually take New York’s Department of Transport (DOT) a week." But is that for filling potholes directly after winter? Is it for the rate of potholes per week averaged across the year (which would be a completely invalid comparison)? I guess I could try digging it up, but Novara Media clearly didn't give enough of a shit when they said it.
I think it's cool regardless.
Donate one hour’s wage per month—or whatever you can afford—today.
Dunno, Novara; maybe when you decide to learn how hyperlinks work.
EDIT: I tried to follow one breadcrumb to the NYT using this quote from the article: "According to the New York Times, the incident signaled early on that Mamdani was raring to take on “long ignored street improvements – the kind of meat-and-potatoes issue that some previous mayors have struggled to deliver on”.".
I can't find that quote, even trying several different verbatim excerpts from the quote (but the full quote should be findable anyway). Thaaaaaaaat's really fucking questionable. I could be missing something. @return2ozma@lemmy.world, your thoughts?
Great things happen when the wealthy pay their fair share.
This is exactly why they never want us to see it happen.
By himself? That's quite a work ethic.
Of course.
Actual uplifting news and it's something Zohran Mamdani did. Sucks that this guy isn't eligible for the presidency.
Trump won't be eligible in next election and I'm certain that won't stop him from trying. Why can't we do the same?
...because Zohran Mamdani isnt already the president and isnt being supported by the richest men in the world and is actively being worked against.
Turns out you can improve both public transit and driving! It was sort of being implied by haters that driving was going to get way worse under him IIRC.
This should be in every Mayoral job-orientation handbook.
New York Mayors love to brag about filling pot holes. https://hoodline.com/2025/01/new-york-city-celebrates-500-000-potholes-fixed-under-mayor-adams-leadership-aims-to-enhance-roadway-safety/
Should've used rats to fill them in. .
Boom, two birds, one stone.
I should be mayor. Amateurs.
I mean I know he's a ladies man, but seriously, 8000 in a day? Hats off, Mamdani. Don't forget the electrolyte drinks.
How shit are the streets in the US? Everyone in the comments are bitching about their holes.
the fact that one of the biggest cities in the world had at least 8000 holes to begin with is ridiculous. NYC is smaller than 800km². that's at least 10 potholes per km², if you assume the city is entirely made of roads and no buildings.
It depends. Northern roads go through a lot of freezing and thawing, water leaks into the cracks, freezes, expands, breaks up the roadway, cars/trucks roll over them and breaks it up more, and the next thing you know there's a rim denting hole in the road. You can patch them all day long, and others will open up right next to them.
Down south, where it's warmer, the roads last much better. I'm in Florida, and the roads are generally pretty great, and when people visit America, most of them go to Florida, so that's what they know.
Just to be clear, I am not defending or praising the Florida government which is probably the most corrupt state government in the nation. The roads are good because the weather is good, not because of the government. They suck.
Makes you wonder what Eric Adams was doing all day
No it doesn't. He was lining his fucking pockets.
Fraud. At a break-neck pace.
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