Mamdani Launches Government Efficiency Commission
The new panel will hold 10 public hearings and may put charter changes before voters in November, City Hall said.
- On Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the Commission on Government Efficiency , simultaneously dissolving the charter revision commission established by former Mayor Eric Adams on his final day in office.
- Former Mayor Adams formed the original commission on December 31, 2025, during his final hours in office, a move critics viewed as a political attempt to complicate Mamdani's future administration.
- Chaired by Patrick Gaspard, the new panel includes labor and business leaders tasked with modernizing city government and improving service delivery for New Yorkers, the mayor announced Thursday.
- Adams' former deputies vowed to continue their work, with counsel Randy Mastro arguing that ballot proposals, including open primaries, remain valid despite the dissolution attempt.
- The conflict could determine which government reforms reach the November ballot, with Citizens Union warning that using charter commissions for short-term political advantage reflects systemic governance problems.
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Elon did DOGE. Now, Mamdani is trying COGE.
In January of 2025, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promised to slash $2 trillion from the federal budget. After 10 months, the initiative, inspired by the dog meme, became a villain in Washington and only saved $215 billion (by its own estimation). Now, the spirit of DOGE lives on, this time in Mayor Zohran Mamdani's New York City…kind of. On Thursday, Mamdani launched a Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) initiat…
Elon Musk Mocked: Zohran Mamdani Disbands Eric Adams's Final Panel, Launches 'COGE'
Elon Musk's DOGE became shorthand for a hard-edged approach to efficiency, one that critics say often meant mass layoffs and service cuts dressed up as reform. Zohran Mamdani's version is meant to land differently, according to the city's press release, which says COGE will review the city charter and propose ways to move past bureaucratic barriers that slow infrastructure work and delay services. Mamdani openly acknowledged the reference when a…
Mamdani Kills Adams Charter Panel, Hands New Efficiency Commission to a George Soros Veteran * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Jack
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a new acronym, and it sounds awfully familiar. On May 28, 2026, the Mayor’s Office announced the Commission on Government Efficiency, or COGE, a Charter Revision Commission the city says will make government work better for New Yorkers. A democratic socialist mayor selling “government efficiency” is the kind of thing that writes itself. So is who he put in charge. Mayor Mamdani just launched COGE, the Comm…
Mamdani unveils ‘government efficiency’ panel — but it’s got nothing to do with fighting fraud despite DOGE-like name
Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a "Commission on Government Efficiency" Thursday -- but it's got nothing to do with cutting waste and fraud despite its DOGE-like name.
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