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.
So it was a PR stunt that fixed more potholes than the DOT usually does in a week, and it further established credibility that socialists can perform at least as well as the best capitalists.
I’ll be interested to see how Mamdani’s longer term infrastructure plans work out.
So it was a PR stunt that fixed more potholes than the DOT usually does in a week
No. DOT usually does bursts where they fix a lot of potholes then the mayor articles such as the above. They always hone in on a weird framing of the stat. This is potholes fixed in a single day. Others do potholes fixed total or over a period of time, average pothole fix time etc.
further established credibility that socialists can perform at least as well as the best capitalist
Sure but this was never a concern. Its not that we(socialism haters) think they can use a government department to fix an issue. Its that we think they will interject the government into industries it has no business running and then will lead to inefficient run industry. I dont think Mamdami will do that or anything close to it.
So it was a PR stunt that fixed more potholes than the DOT usually does in a week, and it further established credibility that socialists can perform at least as well as the best capitalists.
I’ll be interested to see how Mamdani’s longer term infrastructure plans work out.
No. DOT usually does bursts where they fix a lot of potholes then the mayor articles such as the above. They always hone in on a weird framing of the stat. This is potholes fixed in a single day. Others do potholes fixed total or over a period of time, average pothole fix time etc.
Sure but this was never a concern. Its not that we(socialism haters) think they can use a government department to fix an issue. Its that we think they will interject the government into industries it has no business running and then will lead to inefficient run industry. I dont think Mamdami will do that or anything close to it.