Zohran Mamdani celebrates ‘pothole politics’ in a raucous rally marking 100 days as NYC mayor | CNN Politics

Zohran Mamdani says he is just getting started. Having just checked off the first 100 days of his administration leading America’s largest city, New York’s mayor told a roaring crowd of supporters, city workers and political allies his administration has already delivered evidence a democratic socialist can, in fact, govern. “I know there are many who use ‘socialist’ as a dirty word, something to be ashamed of,” Mamdani said Sunday night. “They can try all they want, but we will not be ashamed of using government to fight for the many, not simply the few.” Mamdani also announced a series of new administration proposals aimed at expanding the city’s fast bus lanes, increasing garbage containerization – a move to end New York’s notorious garbage bag piles on city sidewalks – and launching the city’s first government subsidized grocery store in East Harlem, with the explicit purpose to bring prices down. Sunday’s rally had all the standard elements of Mamdani political events: highly produced video montages, campaign slogan signs and a crush of influencers and young supporters. There was also a cameo by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who joine