The format went viral after a NYC resident posted a video of two potholes and found them paved within hours.
New York City residents have taken to tagging Mayor Zohran Mandami in TikTok videos showcasing problems around the city. The format went viral after a NYC resident posted a video of two potholes and found them paved within hours, Elizabeth Kim writes for Gothamist.
Now, social media users are asking Mandami to fix everything from NYC infrastructure problems to their love lives. Eight-year-old Max Kakhidze appeared in a viral video asking Mandami to reopen a local playground. Park officials replied to the video a month later with news that they reopened the playground, and Mandami told Kakhidze he was one of the inspirations for his plan to create a team to make quick improvements to city parks.
The trend isn’t limited to NYC, either: users in London and Manila are also asking Mandami to fix their woes, and after a Los Angeles comedian asked Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to “Mamdani” a pothole via a Tiktok video, Bass uploaded a video showing a crew paving the pothole the next day.
Read the full story: TikTok is the new 311: New Yorkers tag Mayor Mamdani on social media for help
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