Zohran Mamdani thanked New York City voters who made his mayoral victory possible and outlined in a social media video Wednesday the Jan. 1 transition plan that will revamp City Hall and pave the way to make the Big Apple a more affordable place to live.
“Hello, New York. Thank you,” Mamdani said in a video posted on his official social media channels. “Last night we made history, and today we begin the work of creating a new administration – welcome to the transition.”
He went on to say that in his new position, he plans to fulfill his campaign promises by building a city hall that would ultimately make New York City more affordable and more “accountable to the people it serves.”
The mayor-elect said he will soon begin announcing City Hall appointments that will help him achieve the goals he has set for the city. In the video’s caption was a link to transition2025.com, where he shared details about himself, his political agenda, an opportunity to donate to the cause and his transition team members Grace Bonilla, Lina Khan, Maria Torres-Springer, Melanie Hartzog and Elana Leopold.
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He added in the video that his goal is to surround himself with politicians like vice governors and commissioners who, like him, hope to “solve old problems with new solutions.”
Additionally, Mamdani said he would discuss and consult with several local and national leaders who could help him improve the city along the way.
“Organizers on the front lines of the fight to improve our city, proven government veterans, policy experts from across the country and around the world, and workers who know better than anyone what our neighborhoods deserve,” Mamdani said.
Mamdani also emphasized his intention to be transparent during the transition, noting that New York residents “deserve a government they can trust.”
But before closing his video, the politician had one last request.
“Remember how I told you a few months ago to stop sending us money? You can start again,” he said. “This transition requires people, research, and an infrastructure that can respond to this moment. And it will be made possible by the people who built and believe in this movement. So I hope you will donate at transition2025.com. Now, let’s get to work.”
Mamdani, who is now the first Muslim and South Asian person to become mayor of New York, won the election with 50.4 percent of the vote, according to the New York Times.
