Quote from: Prof Emeritus at Fawk U on Today at 09:09:59 AMStart calling him Mayor Flipflop.

He went from making the richest New Yorkers pay more to making fire fighters and bricklayers pay more.

Start calling him Mayor Flipflop.

In the latest about-face in his nascent term in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reversed course on a promise he made about traffic in the Big Apple.

The New York Post reported Thursday that Mamdani has walked back his commitment to enact a "daylighting" policy at intersection crosswalks.

Daylighting is a policy designed to ban parking near pedestrian crosswalks, allowing for safer travel by foot throughout the city.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Feb. 26 that he had a "productive meeting" with President Donald Trump at the White House. It was their second meeting since Mamdani's election last November.

"I had a productive meeting with President Trump this afternoon. I'm looking forward to building more housing in New York City," Mamdani said on X, confirming the meeting.

Mamdani spokesman Joe Calvello told reporters that the mayor pitched the president a project to build an estimated 12,000 housing units in the city.

Mamdani is raising the snow shovelling city wage to $30 per hour. I believe in paying people a decent wage, but is this the best use of resources. Wouldn't it be better to hire private snow plows, froint end loaders, and dump trucks.

The Dem governor of NY is standing firm against Mamdani's outrageous demands.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 23, 2026, 08:56:17 PMMaybe a cousin or two that I never met.

I was wondering if you had family who regretted staying for this commie clown of a mayor they have now.

Quote from: Herman on February 23, 2026, 08:34:12 PMI forgot to ask you if you still have family in New York?

Maybe a cousin or two that I never met.

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 23, 2026, 08:29:42 PMme too

I forgot to ask you if you still have family in New York?

Quote from: Herman on February 23, 2026, 08:29:05 PMI hope it gets worse.

me too

Quote from: Biggie Smiles on February 23, 2026, 08:26:52 PMI truly love it!

I hope it gets worse.

Quote from: Herman on February 23, 2026, 08:22:49 PMMamdani thanks NYC teachers for their endorsement... by raiding their retirement funds!

I truly love it!

Mamdani thanks NYC teachers for their endorsement... by raiding their retirement funds!

Zohran Mamdani built part of his campaign around a bold promise: a $30 minimum wage by 2030.

His plan called for phased increases: $20 per hour in 2027, $23.50 in 2028, $27 in 2029, and $30 in 2030. After that, wages would automatically adjust each year based on cost of living or productivity growth.

As of January 1, 2026, New York City's minimum wage is $17 per hour under state law.

But as a major winter storm approached the city this month, the Department of Sanitation activated an emergency snow-shoveling program paying $19.14 per hour. Overtime is set at $28.71 after 40 hours.

The pay rate quickly drew criticism online. Several users on X pointed to the gap between the mayor's long-term wage proposal and the city's current emergency pay scale.

Conservative commentator and former ESPN anchor Sage Steele weighed in: "Let me get this straight: Zohran Mamdani campaigned (ignorantly) on raising NYC's min wage to $30/hour, but is now begging residents to shovel snow for $19/hour??"

Steele, like others, also focused on the documentation requirements tied to the job, contrasting them with New York's voting rules, which generally do not require voters to present photo identification.

"This from someone who believes requiring ONE form of ID to vote is racist?? You just can't make this stuff up," she continued.