New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is proving that city politics can look very different in the TikTok era. From fixing streets to joining thousands of New Yorkers on bikes, here are some of Mamdani’s most viral moments. New York’s Trash Cans Get an UpgradeTrash has also become a major part of New York’s TikTok discourse. One TikTok user complained that some of the city’s trash cans were simply too small, meaning they filled up quickly and left garbage piling up around them. The ride marked a first for a sitting New York City mayor, according to the mayor’s office and event coverage.