New York City voters have five proposals on the backs of their ballots courtesy of Mayor Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), convened earlier this year. We think that these small bores changes to the City Charter will all likely pass and we equally think that they won’t have much impact.

This was a wasted chance to really change NYC government. Mamdani only set COGE up to block a vote on nonpartisan elections, also called open primaries. That would expand democracy, even as Donald Trump tries to restrict it.

The five measures offered by COGE are not all bad.

We have called on a streamlined process for outdoor dining many times, recognizing that the current structure disincentivizes restaurants and cafés from setting up what was one of the only silver linings of the........

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