“We inherited a budget that mismanaged finances at every turn,” Mayor Mamdani told reporters at a press conference in Albany following the governor’s State of the State address.

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    • TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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      30 days ago

      Assuming he is honest and competent.

      I certainly hope he is, and every indication seems to point to that being the case. But honest people rarely make it far in politics.

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          29 days ago

          I am a few steps removed from his social circle. I’ve never met him, but a few friends of mine have. They all have said he’s a sincerely good person.

          Now, that’s just a second hand story from the Internet, but for my part that’s helping me be optimistic about him.

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          He immediately backtracked on his Israel and police positions before he was even elected.