Overview
- Elana Leopold will serve as executive director, with co-chairs Lina Khan, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla and Melanie Hartzog leading the transition effort.
- Mamdani reopened fundraising to pay for transition staff, research and infrastructure after previously pausing donations during the campaign.
- The incoming administration said it will begin naming deputy mayors and agency commissioners in the coming days, with a mix of familiar and new figures.
- The agenda centers on affordability measures such as free child care, free bus service, city-run grocery stores and a rent freeze for stabilized apartments, which will require detailed budgeting and, in some cases, state action.
- Mamdani faces national pressure, including President Trump’s threat to restrict federal funds that make up about 6.4% of the city budget, and new watchdog scrutiny as the ADL launches a tool to track his policies and personnel.