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return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 9 days ago

Zohran Mamdani Gets 8,000 Potholes Filled in a Single Day

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Zohran Mamdani Gets 8,000 Potholes Filled in a Single Day

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 9 days ago
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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.

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    That dude must be fast as fuck

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      Assuming he only worked 8 hours that day, that’d be 1000 potholes filled per hour, or a bit over 16 per minute

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      Honestly, yes

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    Very glad that he is proving me wrong and I fucking wish he was eligible to run for president.

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      /me moves to NYC.

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    I can’t believe how pandering he is. Doing things that are low effort, and are broadly agreed to be functions of the government, all for what? To “get votes?” Absurd. What about the serious and important grifting work that needs to be done? What about the PoC that weren’t consulted about this intrusion into their neighborhood?

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      He seems to be doing a mix of both. Small things for his community and bigger things that can lead to systemic changes.

      https://www.them.us/story/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-office-of-lbtqia-affairs-taylor-brown-director

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    So 1/7th the normal rate. Did it cost 1/7th the amount? Less because economy of scale? More because of resource bottlenecks?

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      The article says they’ve filled the same amount as the DoT does in a week, so it’s 7x the normal rate.

      With regards to money, I doubt that the cost of fast-tracking a week’s worth of potholes is really indicative of their handling of money. It was done to show people they can get things done for them.

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        It would be nice data to have. It’s 7x the work/time rate but did it end up costing 14x or 1/7thx? That’s an important question for if this shit be repeated or if the whole process needs reforming. I’m all for experiments but we have to use the information from them to make predictions going forward. Otherwise they are just stunts.

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