On Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos reacted to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new government efficiency initiative just days after the two publicly sparred over whether higher taxes on the wealthy would help working-class New Yorkers.

Bezos Praises Mamdani's New Government Efficiency Push

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Mamdani announced the creation of COGE, or the Commission on Government Efficiency, which he said is aimed at making city government "work smarter, faster, and more effectively for working people."

In a post on X, Mamdani said New Yorkers deserve a government that is "as careful with their money as they are."