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Your potholes got 4,009 calls. Your landlord wishes.

Your potholes are deadass worse than your landlord

So look, you think your rent's high? Try walking down your block without spraining an ankle. The latest 311 data? *Crazy.* New Yorkers are calling in about street conditions and potholes more than anything else – 4,009 requests, people! Four thousand and nine! That's almost a thousand more calls than for heat and hot water issues, and we all know how much we complain about those freezing apartments in winter, right?

Here's the thing, it's not just a nuisance, it's a menace. You hit one of those craters on your bike, you're toast. Your car suspension? Forget about it. The city's gotta get on this, especially with the weather getting warmer and everyone trying to actually, like, *enjoy* the streets.

### The Lobbyist Scene

Meanwhile, while we're all out here dodging potholes, the lobbyist registry is still doing its thing. Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC is out there for clients like ZB Pearl LLC and Green Empire Farms, Inc. And Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP for Cong. Elimulei Torah – all registered through 2026. What are they pushing for? We'll be keeping an eye on it. Because that's New York — if you can't keep up, take the bus.

Rachel Kwon-Gutierrez, MiTL Sports Desk, Queens.

Yo, Keith and the whole crew are gonna be all over this on the morning show – don't miss it, mornings.live.

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