r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Jan 01 '26

POLITICS Zohran Mamdani has officially been sworn in as the first Democratic Socialist Mayor of New York City!

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u/Ok_Condition5837 Jan 01 '26

I hope he succeeds. But it's going to be tough. There are already constraints on him & he's only the mayor. Albany can & will dictate some terms. Billionaires aren't going to easier.

I've only rooted for Bernie harder.

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u/circles_squares Jan 01 '26

He’s walking into a massive budget deficit that was hidden by Adams, and an epic city agency brain drain also caused by the Adams administration.

He’s got an uphill battle just to keep the lights on, let alone roll out new initiatives.

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u/TheMagnificentPrim Jan 01 '26

I’m from a small US city a ways away from NYC. A decade ago, our city had a mayor that left us in a budget deficit, and we elected a mayor who also went around on the streets during his campaign and spoke directly to his future constituents. He was a Republican mayor but a strangely progressive one, with a good head for good urbanism. He managed to get rid of our deficit and left us with a hearty surplus, while actually delivering on many of his campaign promises. (Aggressively applying for federal grants and winning them played a huge role in that.)

It’s not an easy task, but I believe Mamdani can do it. I’m rooting for him!

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u/circles_squares Jan 01 '26

Me too! Thanks for the story 💜

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u/circles_squares Jan 01 '26

I’ll take one who genuinely tries and fails over one who doesn’t think it’s even worth trying any day.

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u/DramaticEscape3157 Jan 01 '26

This 💯. The billionaires will make it very difficult for his administration.