Mayor Zohran Mamdani is many things. But a weather and traffic guy?
The mayor’s office announced this week that Mamdani would host a regular show, “The Morning Pitch,” to update New Yorkers on traffic and weather for match days at NY/NJ Stadium. There are eight of them.
Mamdani kicked off his new venture on Thursday to coincide with the World Cup started. The first match at NY/NJ Stadium (formerly MetLife) is this Saturday between Brazil and Morocco.
A Knicks jersey under his suit jacket, Mamdani said, “You give us 5 minutes, we’ll give you the World Cup.”
Mamdani reiterated, as he has publicly said many times, that the city is prepared for the anticipated crowds and ready to implement traffic changes planned long ago. He said some agencies have spent years preparing.
The mayor says he wants to help New Yorkers prepare, too.
“Before every match held in the tri-state area, I will speak directly to the people, as I am now, to share weather forecasts, transit information, and World Cup updates,” Mamdani said in his debut.
He encouraged fans to plan ahead for Saturday’s Brazil game and offered transit tips. And he encouraged even New Yorkers who aren’t headed to the matches to face disruption as well.
Segue into the weather.
The next update is expected Saturday morning.
