Less than a week after his historic win, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced his first top appointments, naming Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff.

Fuleihan, a veteran of state and city government, previously served as first deputy mayor and budget director under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, overseeing a city budget of more than $100 billion and helping lead New York through its pandemic recovery, Mamdani said in a release.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced his first top appointments, naming Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff

Fuleihan, a veteran of state and city government, previously served as first deputy mayor and budget director under former Mayor Bill de Blasi

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