New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stolen the government-efficiency playbook from Elon Musk and President Trump's DOGE, repackaging it as the "Commission on Government Efficiency." This comes as the far-left mayor is grappling with a large budget deficit.Democrats and their far-left, billionaire-funded NGOs and activist groups spent the first half of 2025 demonizing Trump's DOGE, which aimed to trim the bloated federal government.Democrats: pic.twitter.com/qZnFjhWVEn
— Anthony Galli (@AnthonyGalli) May 28, 2026"This morning we are introducing COGE — the Commission on Government Efficiency," the socialist mayor wrote on X on Thursday morning.He continued, "This Commission will find ways for our city to work smarter, faster, and more effectively for working people. New Yorkers deserve a city government as careful with their money as they are."This morning we are introducing COGE — the Commission on Government Efficiency.⁰⁰This Commission will find ways for our city to work smarter, faster, and more effectively for working people. ⁰⁰New Yorkers deserve a city government as careful with their money as they are.
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) May 28, 2026COGE will be led by former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard, with Ann Cheng proposed as executive director. It plans to hold 10 public hearings across the metro area before presenting proposals to voters in November.COGE comes as the mayor faces a large budget hole while pursuing a progressive agenda that includes free buses, free childcare, and affordable housing.On Tuesday, he proposed a new housing plan that would pressure building owners, confiscate private property, and roll it into nonprofits. This, in itself, has sparked property-rights concerns. IT BEGINS…
