Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt

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Source: The Guardian

It snowed two weeks ago in New York. Since then, the temperature has barely risen above freezing – a temperature science naturally dictates is necessary to melt snow and ice.

But science isn’t enough for some US political critics, however, who have instead blamed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new socialist mayor, for the snow not having melted and still clogging up some of the city’s streets.

The New York Post, the rightwing tabloid and a frequent Mamdani critic, has led the charge. This week the newspaper claimed that “slushy streets” were “ruining travel for everyone”.

“New Yorkers are feeling left out in the cold more than a week after fierce Winter Storm Fern dumped over a foot of snow on the city – and left behind iceberg-sized snow piles blocking roadways, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking spots,” the Post said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/08/mamdani-snow-ice-freeze-storm

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Same old GQPer playbook..... bitch bitch bitch and never offer one little tidbit of help.

[electric_blue68]

1. Effin' NYP... We've barely cracked 32f in these past 2 weeks.

Finally going to get above 32°f this week!

[LearnedHand]

2. Huh. Neither the Onion nor the NYT pitchbot.

[Pinback]

3. The low-sodium nanny state!!1!11! (nt)

[Scrivener7]

4. GREAT title!

[bamagal62]

5. LOL! I wish someone would melt it!

Looks like we might get a break on Tuesday!

[Polybius]

7. I heard they revised it now

I'm in Staten Island, and Tuesday's high is 34, while Wednesday's is 37.

[FakeNoose]

6. It's not melting here in Pittsburgh either ... got nothing to do with the mayor

These people are nuts!

[LilElf70]

8. But Science.......

But science isn’t enough for some US political critics, however, who have instead blamed Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new socialist mayor, for the snow not having melted and still clogging up some of the city’s streets.

The stupidity here, to actually blame Zohran, is off the charts. No one believes it, so why would anyone say it? Unless they are extremely toopid, themselves. That might very well be the answer.