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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NYC DSA leaders get coveted roles in Zohran Mamdani transition as mayor-elect crams committees with lefty advocates, de Blasio vets
Two New York City DSA leaders scored plum roles on Zohran Mamdani's transition team — as the mayor-elect named a who's who of progressive advocates and veterans of Bill de Blasio's administration to staff its committees.
Mamdani unveils 400-person transition team, including former Adams admin officials
Zohran Mamdani on Monday unveiled his transition team committees, which included former members of the Adams administration who were pushed out or resigned under the current mayor. Former Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, ex-Fire Department Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and Hassan Naveed, Adams’ former hate crimes chief who accused him of anti-Muslim bias after being fired, are all working on the transition team. Arva Rice, who headed the Civilian Complai…
Mamdani appoints top DSA leaders and others to transition committees
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed more than 400 people to 17 transition committees on Monday, including two top leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America’s New York City branch. Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser, NYC DSA co-chairs, will serve on the Economic Development and Workforce Development and Small Businesses and Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises committees, respectively. The pair, along with four other name…
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