Performance representations

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Evidence IDs refer to rows in the evidence register. Every claim cites an ID with URL and date; unverified items are marked [UNVERIFIED].

Fiscal-year caution. Mayor's Management Report (MMR) figures are fiscal-year values. FY2026 = Jul 2025–Jun 2026; the first six months fall under the prior administration. FY2025→FY2026 changes therefore describe a period spanning two administrations and are not attributed to either. Calendar-year 311 data, which isolate 2026, are in Item 3. No outcome in this chapter has been causally attributed to the administration.

Summary disclosure

Promises. Of 14 commitments tracked below, three were delivered as stated:

• the rent freeze on stabilized apartments
• holding the NYPD at about 35,000 officers (authorized level)
• the 16 small repairs promised for the first 100 days (City-reported)

EV-124 EV-186 EV-043

Two are partly delivered on a published, phased schedule: free child care for 2-year-olds (2,000 seats in fall 2026, 12,000 planned for fall 2027) and 3-K expansion. The housing plan is underway, but its goals are long-dated. EV-125 EV-181 EV-182 EV-183 EV-123

Two were scaled down or met only in part: community safety (a mayoral Office instead of a Department) and the CityFHEPS lawsuit (appealed in March, then settled in the June budget deal). EV-116 EV-064 EV-072

Five were not met, are delayed or have not started operationally:

• taxes on high earners and corporations (State rejected them)
• fare-free buses (described as a full-term goal)
• percentage-of-budget funding for parks
• percentage-of-budget funding for libraries (both parks and libraries were restored, but below the pledge)
• city-owned grocery stores (first site named; no store open)

EV-069 EV-118 EV-180 EV-176 EV-121

The $30 minimum wage has no administration action on record; a Council bill was introduced (EV-115). Critics on the left report that a pledge to abolish an NYPD protest unit was walked back (EV-141).

Measured outcomes. City performance data show no broad shift. FY2026 critical indicators split 188 improved, 170 worsened and 69 flat, similar to the prior year's mix (EV-215).

Specific moves (FY2026 straddles two administrations):

• Worse: emergency response times rose (EV-216).
• Down: murders fell 19.8% (EV-217).
• Up: reported rapes rose under a broadened definition (EV-217).
• Slower: 311 call answering (EV-218).

In calendar 2026 data, the heat-complaint backlog and the Street Condition slowdown depart from the 2024–25 trend; other 311 measures continue earlier patterns (Item 3, EV-201–EV-208).

Self-reported claims. Several headline claims are the City's own and have not been independently verified: the 100-days tracker metrics, homes financed, and savings per 2-K seat (EV-085 EV-126 EV-185).

Transferability: Tracking promises publicly, phasing universal programs with dated milestones, and publishing small, quickly verifiable commitments all transfer. Delivering a promise through appointed boards (the rent freeze) or through State funding (2-K) depends on NYC-specific structures.

Promise ledger

Status key: Delivered (as stated) · Partial (phased or partly met) · Scaled down · Reversed · Delayed · Not met · Not started. "Pledge source" cites the register row that records the commitment; the campaign platform's own text is not yet in the register (see Gaps).

Also recorded: critics on the left report that pledges to abolish the NYPD Strategic Response Group and the gang database were walked back (EV-141, Critic). The administration's position is not in the register.

Measured outcomes

City performance indicators (FY2025 → FY2026, MMR)

• No broad shift in agency performance. Of 427 critical MMR indicators with a desired direction and values in both years, 188 (44%) moved in the desired direction, 170 (40%) moved the opposite way and 69 (16%) changed by less than 1%. FY2024→FY2025 by the same rules was 197 / 166 / 58, a similar mix. Of 48 agencies, 25 had more improved than worsened indicators, 17 more worsened and 6 tied. Each indicator counts equally, and the 1% band is a judgment call (EV-215).
• Emergency response times rose. FDNY combined average response to life-threatening medical emergencies went from 7:45 to 9:13. NYPD average response to critical crimes in progress went from 6:49 to 7:15 (EV-216).
• Crime.
  • Murders and non-negligent manslaughters fell from 339 to 272 (−19.8%), and major felony crime fell 2.4%.
  • Reported rapes rose 8.7% (the MMR notes the definition was broadened in FY2026 and prior years were revised), and felonious assaults rose 1.4%.
  • Crime trends have multi-year drivers and are not attributed to either administration (EV-217).
• 311 call answering. The share of calls answered within 30 seconds fell from 80% to 75%, and the average tier-1 wait rose from 0:25 to 0:43. The City attributes longer waits to sustained call increases during severe winter weather; that explanation was not tested here. Total 311 calls fell while online contacts rose (EV-218).

Measures differ from the City's press release and other coverage. For example, the MMR "end-to-end" ambulance response in EV-050 (11:21 → 13:09) is a different indicator from the FDNY combined average here. Use the indicator names exactly as given in each row.

311 complaint handling (calendar 2026 vs 2025; see Item 3)

Departures from the 2024–25 trend:

• Heat-complaint backlog: 94.1% closed within 7 days vs 99.6% in 2025 and 99.8% in 2024; 5.5% still open on Nov 10 (EV-201 EV-202).
• Street Condition slowdown and backlog: median 1.56 vs 1.08 days; 73.8% closed within 7 days vs 90.6% (EV-206).

All other 311 measures continue earlier patterns (EV-203 EV-204 EV-207 EV-208).

Self-reported claims and their independent check

Key questions — status

Findings by phase

Transition (Nov 4 – Dec 31, 2025)

Summary: The Mayor-elect reaffirmed the rent freeze and said he would maintain a police force of about 35,000 (EV-186). Issue baselines from a December poll: 65% of State voters backed universal free child care and 50% of City voters backed fare-free buses (EV-079).

Reversals / critiques in this phase: None found.

Evidence IDs: EV-079 EV-186

First 100 days (Jan 1 – Apr 10, 2026)

Summary:

• Child care: the Governor and Mayor announced 2-K on Jan 8, with a phase-in to 2029–30 and two years of State funding (EV-112).
• Community safety: a mayoral Office was created instead of a Department (EV-098 EV-116).
• CityFHEPS: the City appealed the case despite the campaign pledge (EV-064).
• Fare-free buses: described as a full-term goal by April (EV-118).
• Grocery stores: the first site was named (EV-121).
• Minimum wage: a Council bill ($30 by 2030 for large employers; $29 by 2031 for smaller ones) was introduced and referred to committee (EV-115).
• Day 100: the City published a tracker and reported all 16 promised repairs done (EV-085 EV-043). Critics listed unmet or revised promises (EV-131).

Tactics

Reversals / critiques: CityFHEPS appeal (EV-064); critics' list of unmet 100-day promises (EV-131).

Evidence IDs: EV-043 EV-064 EV-085 EV-098 EV-112 EV-115 EV-116 EV-118 EV-121 EV-129 EV-131 EV-181

First budget (FY27: Preliminary Feb → Adopted Jun 2026)

Summary:

• Taxes: the State rejected the income and corporate tax increases and enacted a pied-à-terre surcharge (EV-065 EV-069).
• Parks and libraries: the Executive Budget restored and baselined library funding ($31.7M) and added $15M for Parks against a $33.7M Preliminary reduction; both remain below the pledged percentages (EV-175 EV-178 EV-180).
• Rent freeze: the Rent Guidelines Board voted it on June 25 (EV-124).
• CityFHEPS: the June 30 budget deal ended the litigation (EV-072).
• NYPD: headcount stayed at ~35,000 (EV-100).
• Performance data: FY2026 MMR outcomes (Jul 2025–Jun 2026, half under the prior administration) are in the indicator table above (EV-215–EV-218).

Tactics

Reversals / critiques in this phase: Libraries and Parks remain below the pledged shares (EV-180); the Speaker disagreed with dropping the NYPD increase (EV-180); see Item 9 for the full critique register.

Evidence IDs: EV-065 EV-069 EV-072 EV-100 EV-124 EV-149 EV-175 EV-180 EV-215 EV-216 EV-217 EV-218

Year 1 (Jul – Dec 2026)

Summary:

• 2-K: launched in September with 2,000 seats and 5,700+ applications; phase two (12,000 seats) announced Oct 19 (EV-125 EV-181).
• Housing: 12,491 homes financed in Jan–Jun (City-reported) (EV-126); the LIFT tracker published (EV-193).
• 311 complaint data: calendar-2026 results are summarized above (Item 3).
• Spending to date: FY2027 spending on signature-program lines is in Item 7 (EV-219–EV-223).

Reversals / critiques in this phase: None new found at cut-off; see Item 9.

Evidence IDs: EV-125 EV-126 EV-181 EV-193

Present (rolling; last updated: 2026-11-10)

Summary: Voters approved all five of the Commission on Government Efficiency's charter proposals on Nov 3 (EV-127). FY2027 MMR data — the first fiscal year fully under this administration — begin with the Preliminary MMR; the FY2026 edition was released in March (EV-189).

Reversals / critiques in this phase: None new found at cut-off.

Evidence IDs: EV-127

Open questions & gaps

• Campaign platform text: add primary sources for each commitment (campaign website/archive, debate transcripts) so pledge wording is exact.
• Calendar-month MMR series (dmmr.nyc.gov) to separate the two administrations within FY2026.
• Attribution: no causal analysis has been done; add only with sourced evidence.
• Status checks: whether the State funded a fare-free bus pilot; $30 minimum-wage bill status and State preemption; grocery-store procurement; the administration's position on the NYPD Strategic Response Group.
• Pre-publication: re-pull MMR (rbed-zzin), 311 and Checkbook rows using the links in each row's URL column; the City revises values.

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