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The streets surrounding Gracie Mansion have become overwhelmed by towering heaps of trash, some reaching up to eight feet, and are attracting rats, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani assures citizens that he can’t “imagine how it could get better” in the city. The stark contrast between the mayor’s residence and the rest of his neighborhood highlights a growing frustration among local residents.
While the mayor’s Upper East Side neighbors navigate streets cluttered with garbage, roaming rodents, and snow stained with dog urine a week after Winter Storm Fern, the sidewalks directly outside Mamdani’s home on East 88th Street are remarkably pristine.
Nick Rivers, a local resident, expressed his disbelief to The Post on Sunday as he walked his black Labrador along a garbage-strewn sidewalk near the mayor’s mansion. “I couldn’t believe it when I saw yesterday — a whole army of Sanitation workers plowing and shoveling every bit of snow off of that side of the street,” he remarked.
“Clean as a whistle for the mayor,” Rivers added, gesturing to the immaculate sidewalks outside the politician’s residence. “Look at this side,” he urged, referring to the opposite side of the street, where trash piles as high as six feet have been accumulating. The rubbish continues to draw in rats, exacerbating the discontent as Mamdani continues to laud his management of city affairs, even as New Yorkers endure the biting cold.
“This side” is marred by massive piles of garbage as high as 6 feet that have been building for days and attracting rats — even as Mamdani pats himself on the back, claiming he’s keeping things on track, including while New Yorkers are dying in the cold.
Other neighborhood streets are home to even higher piles of debris — some as tall as 8 feet.
“I’m new to the job,” the mayor said Friday. “I know the burdens will get heavier, but right now I struggle to imagine how it could be better.”
He should cross the street and ask his neighbors.
“Don’t get me started. I think his wife must have complained about the pee in the snow,” West 88th Street resident Attel said. “I don’t even look when I come out of the building.”