Pete Davidson Blasts Mamdani Over $4 Billion BQE Plan, Questions Staten Island Ties
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 6
Pete Davidson Blasts Mamdani Over $4 Billion BQE Plan, Questions Staten Island Ties
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 6
Summary
Pete Davidson said Mayor Zohran Mamdani lacks "Staten Island's heart" and mocked his borough credentials while renewing complaints about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's endless construction.
On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Davidson asked Mamdani to "fix the f---ing BQE," saying the highway has been under construction since before his 32 years and workers appear to be doing little.
Mamdani answered that City Hall's BQE Central Project would rehabilitate the city-owned stretch between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street under a $4 billion plan, with construction starting in 2030.
The exchange turns a local infrastructure headache into a political jab at Mamdani, who took office in January and now faces public impatience over a project expected to stretch another decade.