Zoran Mamdani

His administration points to a lot of the work that they've been doing that, you know, is government delivering for people.

And it's the type of stuff that I think New Yorkers expect from their government.

But I think the government doesn't always remind them that they're actually doing it.

And they've actually taken some time to brand the work that they're doing.

And it's basically an emphasis on taking care of things like potholes and picking up the trash and making sure the streets are clean as a sort of testament to New Yorkers that they're both focusing on the small things, the things that matter in their lives, and that's why they should trust them to do bigger things.

That is their argument.

And they point to some of those smaller things that they've done as, you know, emblematic of that.

I think there are people who would expect them in 100 days, but, you know, so far, he has made some interesting progress.

On day eight, he stood with Governor Kathy Hochul, where they announced this infusion of state funds to pay for the expansion of the city's early childhood programs.

And we have made this choice so that no longer do New Yorkers have to make the choice between this city and their family.

Now,

in parts of the city where there was only limited 3k programs so that would be early childhood education for three-year-olds now that's supposed to be available citywide so that you know if you have a three-year-old who wants to enroll in that program they're not going to suddenly tell you sure there's a seat for you it's just you know in this other borough and ultimately his parents

His vision is to get to a point where there is universal child care down to six month olds.

And we're not there yet.

But this is one of the signature commitments he made during that campaign.

And they want to remind New Yorkers over and over

that they are making progress on it.

And it's that combination of both the commitment and the communication that I think is why he's been really effective and why people outside of New York City are paying attention to what he's doing here in New York City.

Like some of it is the work of government.

Some of it is filling 102,000 potholes since January 1st.