Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) for his handling of the snow cleanup and subsequent garbage removal since last month\u2019s major storm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI give him a C because he seemed to move a bunch of the snow, but couldn\u2019t figure out how to do anything else when that was going on,\u201d Christie said in an interview on \u201cReal Time with Bill Maher\u201d on Friday, when asked to grade Mamdani\u2019s performance during the storm.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t pick up the garbage. You walk through it \u2014 all our kids live in New York City. I\u2019ve been there since the snowstorm \u2014 the garbage is piled up everywhere,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Streets in New York City have been littered with garbage bags as pickup delays have plagued the five boroughs since a foot of snow blanketed the city late last month. Streets continue to be lined with mounds of dirty snow, making walking on sidewalks and finding parking spaces increasingly difficult in the city.<\/p>\n
The city\u2019s Department of Sanitation is tasked with both garbage pickup and snow removal, often reallocating resources away from waste collection in the aftermath of intense storms.<\/p>\n
Christie suggested that, as the city shovels itself out of heaps of snow and garbage, the mayor\u2019s residence does not suffer the same problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you know the one place, Bill, that is pristine, the garbage is gone and there\u2019s no ice, even, on the sidewalk? In front of Gracie Mansion,\u201d Christie said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, like, socialist-mocialist,\u201d he added. \u201cTake care of my thing first.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hill has reached out to City Hall for a response.<\/p>\n
Updated at 11:12 a.m. EST<\/p>\n
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