US EditionMamdani Taps De Blasio Alum, Trump Critic as Nyc's Top Lawyer
Mamdani appoints de Blasio veteran Steve Banks as corporation counsel and Elmhurst Hospital CEO Helen Arteaga as deputy mayor for health, highlighting public health and legal expertise.
- At a Tuesday press conference at Elmhurst Hospital, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named Dr. Helen Arteaga deputy mayor for health and human services and Steven Banks corporation counsel before his midnight Wednesday swearing-in.
- Banks is a de Blasio administration veteran, and he joins several alumni signaling ideological alignment with Mamdani, while drawing on public-health experience, Dr. Helen Arteaga, Elmhurst Hospital CEO, leads since 2021 after surviving severe COVID.
- Banks’s record shows Steven Banks, former attorney-in-charge of the Legal Aid Society and ex-DSS commissioner, led court fights with Mayor Eric Adams over right-to-shelter policy and faced criticism over shelter contracts.
- The corporation counsel role requires City Council confirmation and leads the New York City Law Department, while Dr. Helen Arteaga, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, oversees DSS and DOHMH without Council approval.
- Mamdani still has several key roles unfilled and faces political challenges as the corporation counsel slot is fraught after the Council rejected Randy Mastro and later confirmed Muriel Goode-Trufant.
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New York’s elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, announced Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Helen Arteaga, born in Ecuador, who until now ran Elmhurst Public Hospital in Queens New York City, as the new Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services.
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Mayor-elect Mamdani announces team that could clash with Trump Administration
ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) -- Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani introduced three key appointments Tuesday, all of whom will play pivotal roles in both city governance and potential battles with the Trump administration. At a press conference at Elmhurst Hospital, Mamdani revealed his picks for three critical positions: the Corporation Counsel, Chief Counsel to the Mayor’s Office, and [...]
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