The city made its 200,000th pothole repair of the year on Thursday with help from Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Mamdani, city Department of Transportation crews and Ra-mel — a 311 worker who handles pothole complaints — teamed up to fix a pothole on Troutman Street in Bushwick, the mayor’s office said.
The mayor has made fixing potholes one of his priorities during his time in office so far, launching several citywide “pothole blitzes” earlier this year.
He helped repair the city’s 100,000th pothole of the year on Staten Island in April, his office said in a release.
“You only have to ask a New Yorker what a pothole feels like, and every time they feel that pothole, they also feel a diminishing of faith in city government,” Mamdani said Thursday.
“And so for us, today, we’re filling in the 200,000th pothole here over the course of nine months,” he added. “These are 200,000 potholes filled in by incredible city workers that are making it a little bit easier for New Yorkers to live in this incredible city.”
New Yorkers can report potholes to the city by calling 311 or visiting the city’s online 311 portal.