US EditionStaten Island Leaders Appointed to Mamdani’s 400-Person Transition Team
Zohran Mamdani named over 400 advisors to 17 committees, including Democratic Socialists of America leaders, to guide policy and hiring for his administration starting Jan. 1.
- On Monday, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named more than 400 people to 17 transition committees at Central Park Conservatory Garden.
- Mamdani said the committees will focus on the affordability agenda of housing, childcare and transportation and address 17,000 vacancies by vetting 70,000 applicants.
- Notable appointees include former officials Christine Quinn, John King, Daniel Nigro, Ruth Messinger, Oxiris Barbot and five DSA members like Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser.
- The committees will recommend hires as Mamdani staffs over 60 agencies, 95 mayoral offices, and 257 boards and commissions, Elana Leopold said oversight will ensure the administration is `staffed with top talent and ready on day one`.
- By comparison, past transitions ranged from Mayor de Blasio's 60 to Adams' more than 700 team members, with two new committees—Worker Justice and Community Organizing—marking a break with previous teams.
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Meet the Members of Mamdani’s Arts and Culture Transition Committee
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced the 28 members of his Committee on Arts and Culture, one of 17 advisory committees formed ahead of his inauguration next year. Members include former NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Commissioner Gonzalo Casals, curator and critic Kimberly Drew, Brooklyn Children’s Museum President Atiba Edwards, poet and Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander, The Kitchen Executive Director a…
Mamdani Packs Transition Team With Progressive Allies, DSA Leaders, and De Blasio Veterans
NEW YORK – New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unveiled the full slate of his transition team on Monday, assembling an unusually large group of advisers dominated by progressive activists, Democratic Socialists of America organizers, and familiar faces from earlier administrations. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The incoming mayor announced […]
Rabbis and other Jewish NYers join Mamdani's 400-member mayoral transition committees
Five local rabbis are among the more than 400 New Yorkers tapped for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition committees, the teams tasked with preparing his administration ahead of his Jan. 1 swearing-in. They include Abby Stein, who appeared in “Jews for Zohran” campaigns and shares the mayor-elect’s anti-Zionist outlook, on the health committee; Ellen Lippman, who recently retired from Kolot Chayeinu, the Brooklyn congregation wh…
Mamdani Taps Big Law Partners and Public Defense Leaders for Transition Team
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Cozen O'Connor's Jerry Goldfeder and Winston & Strawn's Julissa Reynoso to the Committee on Legal Affairs. Legal Aid Society head Twyla Carter was also named to serve on that committee.
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