STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Thousands of New Yorkers have already donated funds to help Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prepare to take office.

On Friday, the transition committee announced that it had raised $517,947.30 from 7,028 donors less than 30 hours after it launched.

“I am extremely grateful to the thousands of working New Yorkers who have chipped in to fund our transition effort. Their support will allow us to hit the ground running to deliver on the affordability agenda we’ve been fighting for since day one,” said Mamdani.

The more than 7,000 donors thus far vastly exceed the 884 and 820 donors who contributed to the transition committees of Mayor Eric Adams and former Mayor Bill de Blasio, respectively.

Additionally, the committee noted that the average donation of roughly $73 is far

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