A historically snowy and icy winter has led to a soaring number of pothole complaints across New York City, and politicians of every political persuasion have demanded that Mayor Zohran Mamdani fill these holes—and fill them fast.
Perhaps eager to prove to his doubters that he is the ultimate "sewer socialist," and with the knowledge that New Yorkers have been in desperate need of satisfaction, Mayor Mamdani has attacked the potholes with a passion and intensity that the city had not experienced in years.
The City has repaired more than 95,000 potholes since the year began, according to the Department of Transportation, which oversees the City's pothole-filling operations. That's more than half of the 180,570 potholes the City repaired in the entire 2025 fiscal year, filled in just three months.
Damn, that's a lot, you might be thinking. But New York City has more than 6,000 miles of roadway—is this figure really that special?
Yes, and we would direct you to this chart made by Paul Williams of the think tank Center for Public Enterprise, that gives you a better idea of the speed and volume at which Mamdani is filling these holes.
But how? How can the mayor fill so many holes so quickly?