Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been
Yet last month there was New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, zipping around the 900-foot oval at Coney Island’s Luna Park before stepping up to a podium to unveil a program called Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews. “We want to transform how New Yorkers interact with the government,” said the mayor. “We want to raise expectations on what government can deliver, because we really can deliver.”Do those words sound familiar?
- ▪Yet last month there was New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, zipping around the 900-foot oval at Coney Island’s Luna Park before stepping up to a podium to unveil a program called Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews.
- ▪“We want to transform how New Yorkers interact with the government,” said the mayor.
- ▪“We want to raise expectations on what government can deliver, because we really can deliver.”Do those words sound familiar?
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Steven LevyBusinessAug 7, 2026 11:00 AMZohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have BeenThe mayor of New York City has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service veterans to overhaul city services with better software.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyA go-kart track is an odd location to launch a tech initiative in the nation’s biggest city. Yet last month there was New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, zipping around the 900-foot oval at Coney Island’s Luna Park before stepping up to a podium to unveil a program called Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews.
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