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Speaker Julie Menin, Minority Leader David Carr and Majority Leader Shaun Abreu fired off a letter Tuesday to Mamdani and city Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn requesting the city increase its annual road-resurfacing target by another 200 lane miles – bringing it to 1,350 for the fiscal year beginning in July.
“To put it bluntly, it’s been a winter from hell. Especially for our roads,” the trio wrote in the letter obtained by The Post.NYC Council leaders are demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani pump another $46 million into fixing the Big Apple’s pothole problem.“Long stretches of sub-freezing temperatures and record-breaking snowfall, including one of the worst blizzards in our history, have taken their toll on New York City’s streets.” The request comes as the Mamdani administration is already crying poverty during ongoing budget negotiations with the City Council, claiming it needs to close a $5.4 billion budget gap and deliver the mayor’s radical socialist policy agenda he campaigned on.Deputy resigns as probe exposes her online fetish account — sold videos and photos in uniform: reportNew Yorkers have made over 11,300 pothole complaints this year through March 10, a staggering 33% surge from the same period in 2025, according to a Post analysis of 311 data.The pols estimate resurfacing each additional lane mile will cost $230,000 — bringing the overall bill to $46 million.City Council Speaker Julie Menin , Minority Leader David Carr and Majority Leader Shaun Abreu have asked Mamdani and city Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn to increase the annual road-resurfacing target by another 200 lane miles – bringing it to 1,350 for the fiscal year beginning in July.David Carr and the other Council leaders said the $46 million investment is necessary considering the bumper crop of potholes produced by a brutal winter could hurt the Big Apple’s economy as a tourist hotspot and likely lead to the city being socked by lawsuits related to pothole-related damages.New Yorkers have made over 11,300 pothole complaints this year through March 10, a staggering 33% surge from the same period in 2025, “NYC DOT continues to meet or exceed its annual paving goal of 1,100 lane miles—enough to stretch from New York City to Miami,” said its spokesperson Mona Bruno. “We will continue to work with the City Council to align priorities and resources to deliver for all New Yorkers.”compared to 864 in 2019 before the pandemic. Last weekend, it began a “citywide pothole repair blitz” with more than 80 DOT crews filling thousands of potholes on selected days.Iran targets US-UK military base — 2K miles away — with ballistic missiles: reportKathy Hilton on her ‘trademark’ pleated hats and what she bought with her first credit cardMeghan Markle left Netflix ‘millions’ of dollars in the hole with severed As Ever deal: ‘They never saw a return,’ sources claimIran unleashes intense retaliation on Gulf oil facilities NYC Council leaders are demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani pump another $46 million into fixing the Big Apple’s pothole problem.New Yorkers have made over 11,300 pothole complaints this year through March 10, a staggering 33% surge from the same period in 2025, according to a Post analysis of 311 data.City Council Speaker Julie Menin , Minority Leader David Carr and Majority Leader Shaun Abreu have asked Mamdani and city Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn to increase the annual road-resurfacing target by another 200 lane miles – bringing it to 1,350 for the fiscal year beginning in July.David Carr and the other Council leaders said the $46 million investment is necessary considering the bumper crop of potholes produced by a brutal winter could hurt the Big Apple's economy as a tourist hotspot and likely lead to the city being socked by lawsuits related to pothole-related damages. Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ on Netflix, a Fitting Conclusion to the Stylish Rock ‘n’ Roll Gangster Saga
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