The elected mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, This Wednesday he presented his transition team, made up exclusively of women.
At a press conference in the borough of Queens, Mamdani stated that he will form a “capable” Administration that, “driven by integrity,” is “willing to work as hard as the millions of New Yorkers who call this city home.”
The elected mayor stated that “New Yorkers deserve a government they can trust” and that when he takes office, on January 1, 2026, “a new era” will begin for the city, an era in which “we all felt involved.”
So, Elana Leopold –finance director of the reelection campaign of former New York mayor Bill de Blasio in 2017 – will be the executive director of that transition team, which will also include in its ranks the former president of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, the president of a non-profit organization, Grace Bonilla, and the municipal budget expert Melanie Hartzog.
According to Mamdani, his team will have people who are already fighting on the “front lines” to “improve the Government of this city”, “with experience in public policies.” “They are hard-working people” who know better than anyone what their neighborhoods need,” he stressed.
Response to Trump
Mamdani also had words for Donald Trump, who had called him “communist” and He threatened to cut off federal funds if he won the election.
“This is a president who campaigned on promising cheaper food and now… has gone so far as to cut SNAP benefits for nearly 2 million New Yorkers,” Mamdani said.
However, he assured that hopes to have conversations with him and make it clear to him that “if there is ever anything to talk about that could benefit the people of this city, I am ready and willing to talk to anyone about it.”
He also pointed out that What scares Republicans across the country “is the fact that we are actually going to deliver.” with your program.
“And that contrast is something they cannot bear to witness”said the mayor-elect, who assured that New York is currently facing “a double crisis”, an “Authoritarian Administration and an affordability crisis”.
“It will be my responsibility to fulfill both. It will be my responsibility to defend the city and also ensure that we do not see Washington as the reason for all the problems we have here in New York City,” he said.
Trump, who acknowledged on Tuesday the Republican defeats in several fiefdoms, highlighting that His name was not on the ballot, argued that the government shutdown was a “major negative factor.”
“Last night, as you know, a victory was not expected. They were very Democratic areas, but I don’t think it was good for the Republicans. In fact, I don’t think it was good for anyone. But we had an interesting night and we learned a lot,” he added this Wednesday in a meeting with senators from his party at the White House.