Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pothole purge saw nearly 8,000 craters filled in a single day – the same number that would usually take New York’s Department of Transport (DOT) a week.
What is meaningful, not what is expedient, is most important.
This is really not impressive, nyc roads suck and patching them is mediocre work many do for press releases. I dont care about cars.
Bikes make no damage to roads, vehicles make infinite damage to roads. Tco car infrastructure is so 1950s.
Get schools better, balance that 25billion dollar deficit, feed and love the poor, work on the infrastructure of water…those are lasting impacts that matter.
You ever hit a pothole on a bike because it looked like a little water and you didn’t want to go further into traffic? Definitely a painful and potentially expensive experience.
Yeah, big shit needs to be accomplished but these initiatives compound and get the public behind fixing stuff and making life a little better. Would I like to see empty rentals be taxed at 2-5x the rate of occupied dwellings, fuck yes, will it happen soon, probably not.
Personally, I think cities are a complete blight upon the Earth, I’d actually only be happy if he was reclaiming the city for nature and getting all of those people off that previously beautiful land.
But, I suppose people do have different views on what’s good.
Blight compared to what? Moving the people to the suburbs or killing all the people? Cities are much better for the environment than equally populous suburbs or exurbs.
What is meaningful, not what is expedient, is most important.
This is really not impressive, nyc roads suck and patching them is mediocre work many do for press releases. I dont care about cars.
Bikes make no damage to roads, vehicles make infinite damage to roads. Tco car infrastructure is so 1950s.
Get schools better, balance that 25billion dollar deficit, feed and love the poor, work on the infrastructure of water…those are lasting impacts that matter.
I think potholes are way more meaningful to bicycles, scooters, and motorcycles than cars from a usability standpoint
You ever hit a pothole on a bike because it looked like a little water and you didn’t want to go further into traffic? Definitely a painful and potentially expensive experience.
Yeah, big shit needs to be accomplished but these initiatives compound and get the public behind fixing stuff and making life a little better. Would I like to see empty rentals be taxed at 2-5x the rate of occupied dwellings, fuck yes, will it happen soon, probably not.
NYC has bike lanes which have waaaay less pot holes…and too many double parked cars.
Ps i ride a surly long haul trucker and I very rarely hit potholes, because bikes can dodge a lot of them w/out dramatic movement. Bikes rule!
I get the sentiment, but we don’t have much in terms of hope in our government/politicians these days. Hopefully this is just a stepping stone.
Ty for the reply. Hope is powerful.
Ive just seen this same press release from mayors nationwide a dozen times…because im old.
What about the busses?
You’ll rarely feel a pothole in a bus, but sure good point.
Also a good point, revisit these same potholes in 30 days and see how they’re holding up before celebrating it in a press release.
Personally, I think cities are a complete blight upon the Earth, I’d actually only be happy if he was reclaiming the city for nature and getting all of those people off that previously beautiful land.
But, I suppose people do have different views on what’s good.
Blight compared to what? Moving the people to the suburbs or killing all the people? Cities are much better for the environment than equally populous suburbs or exurbs.