Mamdani just brings so much joy back to the city. Just something to make you smile. The Pool Is Open!

[Nanjeanne]

New York City residents are celebrating the reopening of public pools — including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who jumped into the water while wearing a suit at an East Harlem pool on Saturday.

Outdoor public pools will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day through Sept. 13.

— Spectrum News NY1 (@spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T16:02:11.213Z

[sop]

1. "Godless communism" can be fun!

[Nanjeanne]

2. ...

[malaise]

3. Sweet

and no algae 😀

[orleans]

4. i love this! now everyone wants a fun mayor! (here's a reply & a reply to the reply

This is ridiculous. The only proper pool attire is a swimsuit or jeans.

— RepJackKimble (@repjackkimble.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T17:57:34.762Z

replies to above:

LOL! or when you're wearing your RHPS floor show outfit and feeling like a wild and untamed thing.

— time and again (@timeandagain.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T19:23:07.988Z

@repjackkimble.bsky.social -
Why does he have 60k followers on here???…..

— Old Soul 🎶💙👻👽😎👩‍🍳🏳️‍🌈🇩🇰🇫🇷🇺🇦🚫🤴 (@handitup.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T18:19:59.947Z

Because he is one of the best parody accounts on social media.

There is no 54th district.

— Mark Wade, CPA, MST, YNWA, DCTID, YMMV🌭🥣 (@markwade.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T18:25:57.115Z

— Old Soul 🎶💙👻👽😎👩‍🍳🏳️‍🌈🇩🇰🇫🇷🇺🇦🚫🤴 (@handitup.bsky.social) 2026-06-27T19:08:31.489Z

[LilElf70]

5. Now this is

what America should be all about.

Hey trumpy - If this is communism, I'm all in.

An idiot without a clue. Perhaps buying a few vowels would help.

[TBF]

6. He's giving off Bernie vibes in that suit - lol

this is easily the best thing I've seen all week

[electric_blue68]

7. Hahaha! I loved our public pool as a kid!

[CrispyQ]

8. I would like to have seen him with a pink swim cap on.

He's terrific!

[whathehell]

9. I find him exceptionally personable and

appealing. I'm not in New York, but if I were, he would certainly have gotten my vote.

[Nanjeanne]

10. His sense of humor, charisma and ability to engage through social media is so special.

When they said, "wear a suit," I just assumed… 

Find a public pool near you at nycgovparks.org.

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@mayor.nyc.gov) 2026-06-27T21:52:34.126Z

[Intractable]

11. He's like the mayor of a small town.

He walks around with a big smile, talking to everyone.