Less than 24 hours after declaring victory, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urged supporters to contribute to his transition team in a social media post. “Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now, let’s get to work,” Mamdani wrote Wednesday, sharing a campaign-style video outlining plans for the Big Apple’s transformation and a call for financial support.
Mamdani acknowledged a previous request to halt donations, stating, “There were a few months ago when I told supporters across the city to stop donating, and today I am asking them to start once again.” He emphasized the need for funding to build staff, research, and infrastructure for his transition team. “We will cast a wide net,” Mamdani said, citing plans to engage organizers, veterans, policy experts, and working people with firsthand knowledge of neighborhood needs.
The mayor-elect also announced an all-female team of co-chairs for his transition, including former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, former Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, United Way of New York City CEO Grace Bonilla, former Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog, and political consultant Elana Leopold. Mamdani highlighted that the effort would be “funded by the very people who brought us to this point, the working people who have been left behind by the politics of the city.”
