STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Want to see Mayor Zohran Mamdani get his hands dirty on Staten Island? Well, here’s your chance.
On Friday, the mayor announced the first-ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness. The bracket-style, online tournament is a “competition of city fixes where everyone wins,” the mayor posted on X.
“City workers fix thousands of tiny annoyances every year, from broken basketball rims to bike path bumps. This year, we’re highlighting 16 of those fixes,” the post continued.
“From the exacerbating eight to the frustrating four, every item in each round will be repaired…but you’ll be voting on which fix will be done by me on day 100 of our administration.”
There are three “fixes” on Staten Island that made the tournament: Replacing windscreens at the tennis courts at Silver Lake Park, replacing a faded street sign in Prince’s Bay and replacing boardwalk planks in South Beach.
City officials explained that all of the issues will be addressed and the voting is solely to determine which one the mayor will respond to himself.
There was pushback in the comment section, as some users pointed to money and time spent on the promotional video, while citing other citywide issues such as public safety. Others praised the idea, with one user calling it a “breath of fresh air.”
Round one began Friday and extends through Saturday. Each round lasts two days, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. To vote, see http://nyc.gov/madness.