New York City Mayor Zaraan Mamdani says he's been thinking a lot about scaffolding.

In a new video posted on social media,

Mamdani announced regulatory changes aimed at reducing the length of time that scaffolding

overstays its welcome over city sidewalks.

So-called sidewalk sheds are everywhere in New York, many

hanging around for years long after the construction work is done. Memdani's video explains

how these sheds unnecessarily blight the city and inconvenience people, and he lays out

his proposed fixes, including size requirements for the

structures, imposing new fines for sheds that are left up too long, changing the building inspection

schedule. The scaffolding initiative is representative of the kind of action that has so far

characterized Membani's first hundred days in office.

Not transformative, not obviously socialist, but material and visible,

improving people's lives in a small, tangible way.

For instance, he's been aggressively filling potholes.

The city's Department of Transportation filled 3,946 potholes in March, the most in a single month in over half a decade. Mbdani poured concrete into the 100,000th pothole of the year himself, hard hat and all.

The New York Times, reviewing Mabdani's record

notes that, quote, Mr. Mammani has hustled up a litany of quick accomplishments. He has

re-ignited projects to improve bus speeds, built a city hall rest stop for delivery workers,

opened a long-delayed new infirmary for Rikers Island

detainees, secured state money to fund an incremental expansion of free preschool, and wielded

the powers of his office to go after both abusive employers and bad landlords.

Mamdani's actions include making it easier to cancel subscriptions,

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