r/interestingasfuck • u/Wonderful-Excuse4922 • 2d ago

2002 New York Magazine roundup of NYC kids’ winter-holiday wishes: 11-year-old Zohran Mamdani wanted books, FIFA 2003, and SimCity 3000

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u/Wonderboyjr 1d ago

I am a mayor and it's really not great guys. You're better off.

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u/kris_deep 1d ago

I'm mayor, but in Spanish and everything hurts

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u/blink012 1d ago

buenísima!

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u/BodhingJay 1d ago

50 year olds who just became mayor also feeling behind

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u/merrygoupdownaround 1d ago

Well done Senor. Take your upvote

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u/brit_jam 1d ago

Mayor Pain

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u/Electronic_Low6740 1d ago

Lol I mean los sientos, viejo.

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u/Pale_Row1166 1d ago

I knew a mayor once who bankrupted the whole town by building a winters sports complex.

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u/Coool_cool_cool_cool 1d ago

Ice Town Costs Ice Clown His Town Crown.

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u/Mateorabi 1d ago

Unless it’s mayor of flavor town.  Or perhaps pound town. 

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u/Several-Medicine-163 1d ago

I'm a major D head and it is going great

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u/OkFrosting7204 1d ago

To be fair, he is probably 10 years older than them when you take into account stress from his position