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Mayor Mamdani Launches Progressive Efficiency Commission Amid GOP Critique

5/29/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched the Commission on Government Efficiency to review the city charter and propose reforms.
The commission is composed solely of progressives, with no Republican members.
Patrick Gaspard, former Open Society Foundation chair, will lead the commission and hold ten public hearings across the five boroughs.
Former Republican councilmember Joe Borelli criticized his exclusion, saying the initiative shows that large government blocks economic development.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched the Commission on Government Efficiency to review the city charter and propose reforms.
The commission is composed solely of progressives, with no Republican members.
Patrick Gaspard, former Open Society Foundation chair, will lead the commission and hold ten public hearings across the five boroughs.
Former Republican councilmember Joe Borelli criticized his exclusion, saying the initiative shows that large government blocks economic development.