Overview
- Catherine Almonte Da Costa stepped down one day after being named director of appointments, and Mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani said he accepted her resignation.
- Screenshots of 2011–2012 posts showed phrases such as “Money hungry Jews” and “Far Rockaway train is the Jew train,” and her X account was later deleted.
- Da Costa apologized, said the decade‑old statements do not reflect who she is now, and noted she is the mother of Jewish children.
- The ADL called the posts indefensible and questioned whether Mamdani’s team knew of them, while political insiders raised concerns about the transition’s vetting.
- Even as the controversy unfolded, Mamdani named veteran City Hall official Sherif Soliman as director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare for fiscal challenges.