Posts

Showing posts with the label NEW YORK CITY

We are proving something spectacular

Image
  SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS  OF NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI!  PEOPLE OWN THE GOVERNMENT AND ZOHRAN MAMDANI IS PROVING IT!  When I took office, I promised to make New York City belong to more of its people than it did the day before. And we’ve proved something spectacular. That we can fill the potholes and open the grocery stores and protect the tenants and deliver childcare — all at once, all for the people who need it most. Our movement is stronger than ever because grassroots supporters like you allowed us to defy every prediction the political establishment made. The billionaires spent against us. The pundits wrote us off. And we won anyway, because enough people decided that this movement was worth investing in. But today, they’re watching closely to see if our movement has the momentum to keep going. Every dollar raised answers that question. It tells the challengers waiting in the wings and the establishment hoping we stumble ...

A question I’ll never forget

Image
  SHARED FOR INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN  ACCOMPLISHED  BY ZOHRAN MAMDANI FOR NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS! Just after my 100th day in office, someone in the audience at an event hosted by local radio station WNYC asked me a question. They asked me, “Is being Mayor worth it?” I replied with the truth: serving as Mayor is an incredibly difficult job. But it's also unbelievably fulfilling. For me, being your Mayor is the greatest job I could ever think of. Because when you win something, it means you can change someone's life. Our wins aren’t hypothetical or intellectual victories, and they aren’t for some sense of self-satisfaction. Our victories mean that someone in the city can live a better tomorrow because you fought for them today. Here's what that looks like: Tenants who were exploited by bad landlords have won over $34 million. Two-year-olds across the city now have access to free universal child care through 2-K. Over 165,000 potholes filled. This is ...