Mamdani says Adams’ final moves in office are ‘cementing a legacy of dysfunction’

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani called out Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday for several decisions he’s making in his last months in office, saying that it’s “no surprise” the mayor is using his remaining time “to cement a legacy of dysfunction and inconsistency.”

While visiting with Pre-K students at Friends of Crown Heights Education Center in Flatbush on Thursday, Mamdani took questions from the press and criticized Adams’ decision to designate the Elizabeth Street Garden as city parkland, putting a damper on a controversial and long-contested plan to build affordable housing for seniors on the site.

“What New Yorkers are looking forward to is a City Hall where they can expect taking on these crises as opposed to creating them themselves,” Mamdani said…

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