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Michael Goodwin: Socialist boy-wonder Mamdani has learned next to nothing in his first 100 days as mayor of NYC

The slow education of Mayor Mamdani is painful to watch, especially for those New Yorkers forced to pick up the tab for his willful ignorance.

His first 100 days in City Hall have come and gone but the nepo baby appears to have learned next to nothing, at least when it comes to dollars and . . . sense.

The socialist boy-wonder ran and won on a campaign of extensive wish lists decorated with fanciful promises of free this and free that.

Anyone not born yesterday knew he was selling snake oil, but he proved to be a generational political talent and played the pied piper to the young and ideologically blinded followers who turned out for him in droves.

Since he took the oath, there have been only occasional signs that he realizes the job is more complicated than concocting campaign videos you can dance to.

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Thankfully, one of those areas where he has seen some light involves the NYPD.

He and Commissioner Jessica Tisch are cut from very different cloth, but they appear to have a pact of no public spats, reflecting a recognition that the city needs them to work together if it is to keep making dramatic inroads on violent crime.

Whether their partnership extends to quality-of-life issues remains to be seen.

Warm weather is sure to provide a big test, as some streets and neighborhoods inevitably become havens for the homeless and the hordes of illegal peddlers.

The low point in Mamdani’s term so far came when his foolish refusal to dismantle ragged street encampments led to at least 20 people dying from hypothermia in February alone.

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