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Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani waves to supporters after making his acceptance speech at an election nigh watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NEW YORK – Fresh off winning New York City’s mayoral election , Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that a team including former city and federal officials — all women — would steer his transition to City Hall, and that he would “work every day to honor the trust that I now hold.”

“I and my team will build a City Hall capable of delivering on the promises of this campaign,” the mayor-elect said at a news conference, vowing that his administration would be both compassionate and capable.

He named political strategist Elana Leopold as executive direc

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