Your city's potholes are worse than you think

So look—we all know the streets out here are a mess, right? But the latest 311 data? Deadass, it’s wild. This past week, New Yorkers filed *4,238* requests for street conditions and potholes. Four thousand, two hundred and thirty-eight! That’s more than any other issue on the service request list, topping even heat and hot water complaints, which were at 3,568 for entire buildings.

Here's the thing: you can't drive down Queens Boulevard or even try to get to Fort Tilden without feeling like your car's about to fall apart. It’s not just an annoyance; it's a real quality-of-life issue. Think about the wear and tear on our cars, the bikes that hit them, the double-parked delivery guys trying to avoid them. The city's gotta get on this. We're talking about basic infrastructure here, folks.

What to watch for next? Keep those 311 calls coming. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, or in this case, the asphalt. We need to see if City Hall actually starts paving over these complaints.

Rachel Kwon-Gutierrez, MiTL Sports Desk, New York City.

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