Speaking at a morning press conference in Queens, the 34-year-old democratic socialist revealed an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold as executive director.
“In the coming months, I and my team will build a city hall capable of delivering on the promises of this campaign,” Mamdani told reporters.
In his first television interview since defeating Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, and Republican Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday night, Mamdani stressed the urgency of preparation.
“We owe it to this city to be ready on 1 January to start delivering,” he said on Wednesday.
New York’s incoming administration faces formidable obstacles, not least from Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to withhold federal funding from the city if Mamdani took office.
Later, standing next to outgoing mayor Eric Adams, Cuomo nodded as Adams warned: “New York can’t be Europe, folks.
The incoming New York administration said it would begin announcing deputy mayors and agency commissioners in the coming days. »