Zohran Mamdani: Remarks, Aug 31, 2026

Mayor Mamdani Signs Bill Making Year-Round Outdoor Dining A Permanent Part Of New York City

In remarks on Aug 31, 2026, Zohran Mamdani said 5 of the 13 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 13 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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13 words · 5 settled yes · our count agreed on 13 of 13

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityMarket
Afford / Affordable / Affordability Yes22✓61%n=116 from settlement history–
Covid / Pandemic Yes24✓–new new word, no probability yet–
Five Borough Yes12✓74%n=66 from settlement history–
Safe / Safer / Safety Yes13✓68%n=77 from settlement history–
Fee / Permit / License Yes11✓65%n=6 from settlement history–
Trump / President No00✓49%n=104 from settlement history–
Park / Parking No01✓39%n=2 from settlement history–
Red Tape / Bureaucracy No00✓–new new word, no probability yet–
Sanitation No01✓–new new word, no probability yet–
Landlord / Tenant No00✓35%n=3 from settlement history–
Governor / Hochul No00✓34%n=79 from settlement history–
NYPD No00✓32%n=115 from settlement history–
Rat No00✓24%n=4 from settlement history–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 23:45 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Official transcript · Office of the Mayor of the City of New York (nyc.gov) · Source · Quotes of at most 25 words; the full text is at the source.

Where the listed words were said

Zohran Mamdanispeaker“Afford / Affordable / Affordability” · prepared

…to vote on ballot Proposition 1, making it even easier and more affordable for small businesses to open outdoor dining. Prop 1 would cut the…

Zohran Mamdanispeaker“Covid / Pandemic” · prepared

Now, our city has come roaring back from the pandemic over these last few years. We are at a near all-time high for total jobs…

Zohran Mamdanispeaker“Five Borough” · prepared

…what brought New Yorkers out of their homes and back into the five boroughs. It is what filled our streets, whether during Sunday brunch or…

Zohran Mamdanispeaker“Safe / Safer / Safety” · qa

…protocols, we're going to do everything we can to keep New Yorkers safe. This is a day where so many New Yorkers come out to…

Zohran Mamdanispeaker“Fee / Permit / License” · prepared

…Nov. 30 through March 31. That means that small businesses who receive permits have to build structures that can cost tens of thousands of dollars…

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