She was in hunger strike with Mamdani

The mayor elect has also introduced numerous other members of his transition team

The “community organising” committee is the other “without precedent”, says Mamdani

“I’m going to create a new City Hall” says Mamdani

“At the heart of these appointments is a commitment to excellence”, says Mamdani. Also notes that tens of thousands of people have applied to work in the administration through their online portal

The mayor-elect says that the appointment was “an exhaustive process” and that the first conversation between them was in the winter

“I am one of many that was deeply inspired by that message of hope”