How shit are the streets in the US? Everyone in the comments are bitching about their holes.
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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.
Ever since the day I first saw him I knew this was a man who can fill a hole
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.
At the very least it is evidence that socialists can govern at least as well as capitalists.
I mean we have many countries that prove that aspect we don't need some dude in New York to prove or disprove that we also have many failed leaders that have failed at that very task as well in the socialist world.
I mean honestly that's just kind of a dumb take. Regardless of him being socialist or not the fact is he's just doing his job.
Sure, but there a shit ton of people who say that because he’s a socialist, everything will go to hell. It’s important to counter that argument with facts that show otherwise.
In the entire fucking rest of the world Mamdani would just be viewed as a boring centrist bureaucrat that does their job. But "spending money on public infrastructure" is somehow seen as radical left socialism in the US.
Yeah it’s really sad.
It was more alluding to the fact that he is a socialist and his interest is in bettering the city rather then enriching himself.
Every good Mayor does this. There is nothing unique or ultra special about him doing his job.
I agree that a good mayor does stuff like this. But with the state of american politics in general, and NYC in particular, this kind of behavior is far from the norm. Otherwise this post wouldn't get any traction.
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I need more of this guy. This and the snow is all I heard.
Crazy what not settling for less when it comes to public office will do for you for once.
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/
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.
Now do Blackburn, Lancashire.
I think they've been through several rounds of repaving since 1967.
I think that might be slightly out of Mamdani's jurisdiction..
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Sure sure sure, but did the government make any profit from doing this?
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