Overview
- Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned as director of appointments one day after being named to the role.
- Archived posts from 2011–2012 attributed to her used phrases including “money hungry Jews,” “Jew train,” and “rich Jewish peeps.”
- The ADL publicized screenshots and pressed for answers about the transition’s vetting, and her X account was subsequently taken offline.
- Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani accepted her resignation, labeled the remarks unacceptable, and said he would not have hired her if he had known of the posts while pledging reforms to vetting.
- Her social media history also featured anti-police rhetoric, including profanity toward the NYPD and support for cutting its budget, as the transition continued with deputy mayor announcements and the selection of Sharif Suleiman to lead the city’s budget office.