Mamdani announces NYC's Commission on Government Efficiency

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to recreate a Big Apple version of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, called the Commission on Government Efficiency.

Mamdani announces NYC's Commission on Government Efficiency

TL;DR

  • NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is establishing a Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE).
  • The COGE aims to cut costs, improve efficiency, and modernize city government.
  • The commission will review the city charter and propose amendments.
  • Public hearings will be held in each borough to gather resident feedback.
  • Patrick Gaspard is appointed as the commission's chairman.
  • Mamdani recently nullified former Mayor Eric Adams's Charter Revision Commission.