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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