NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani held a press conference on Monday morning where he announced his first deputy mayor and his chief of staff.

Mamdani announced he is appointing Dean Fuleihan as his first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church, Mamdani's longtime chief of staff, will hold the same title when he becomes mayor.

"The work of government begins here, by ensuring that those we choose to lead it do so with a singular goal: delivering for working New Yorkers," Mamdani said. "With Dean Fuleihan as First Deputy Mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as Chief of Staff, I have no doubt we will build a powerful and competent administration that delivers an affordable, livable city for working people."

Fuleihan was also former Mayor Bill de Blasio's first deputy mayo

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