New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced 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 Queens on Wednesday.

“We will form an administration that is equal parts capable and compassionate, driven by integrity and willing to work just as hard as the millions of New Yorkers who call this city home," he said.

The all-female transition team will include co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the former federal trade commission chair; the United Way’s president and CEO, Grace Bonilla; and the former deputy mayor for health and human services Melanie Hartzog.

According to The Guard

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