The Media Research Center continued its war on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — this time over his response to a snowstorm — in a Jan. 27 post by Alex Christy:
Moving on to all the snow that dumped on New York over the weekend, [Chris] Hayes continued, “But one of the things I think that’s been really interesting about watching Mamdani make that transition from campaigning to governing is his continued understanding of how important that attention is. I mean, he put out this video about snow plowing, right? And it wasn’t a campaign video. It was totally non-ideological. It wasn’t even political. It was just like, ‘Here’s how we’re going to plow the snow in the streets, and here’s what you should expect.’ But it was really good. And it was compelling.”
Both Meyers and Hayes then agreed the video was so “fun” that you could show it to your kids.
Jorge Bonilla ranted in a Feb. 2 post:
Viewers of the Elitist Media got a steady diet of Zohran Mamdani in the runup to the New York City mayoral election. The hype machine ran in overdrive, as is often the case for charismatic young socialists running for office in New York City. Mamdani’s promoters have gone silent, though, as Mamdani appears to have botched his first big test as mayor.
[…]Mamdani reversed a policy established by his predecessor, Mayor Eric Adams, that compelled the relocation of homeless individuals found on the streets into shelters. There is great concern that more may die from exposure as this cold blast continues.
We thought the MRC approved when homeless people died — apparently not, if those deaths can be blamed on a non-right-wing mayor. Still, Bonilla went on to hyped that “Additionally, delayed snow removal has led to a massive garbage pileup in the city. … EXCEPT … near Gracie Mansion,” the mayor’s residence. He concluded:
The Big Three network newscasts are all based out of New York, and they often pick up local stories. Their collective omission of Mamdani’s botched storm response is all the more jarring. More so given that they all jumped on his hype train. Now they’re stuck and can’t jump off, having realized that the warm embrace of collectivism won’t plow the snow or pick up the garbage.
Actually, Mamdani’s response wasn’t “botched” — but it’s not in Bonilla’s political interest to tell you that.