Overview
- The co-chairs are Maria Torres-Springer, Lina Khan, Grace Bonilla, and Melanie Hartzog, with Elana Leopold named executive director.
- Team members bring experience in social services, housing, finance, and city budgeting, including prior roles in the Adams and de Blasio administrations.
- Early reactions note no clear senior advisers with deep public safety or K–12 education backgrounds on the initial slate.
- Mamdani said the transition will focus on easing costs for residents, citing rent, groceries, and childcare in remarks to NY1.
- He signaled deputy mayor appointments in the coming days as he prepares to take office on Jan. 1 under heightened national scrutiny.