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Small-dollar donors largely funded Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory, but the transition is getting a bigger boost from folks with deeper pockets.

So far, 244 donors gave the maximum $3,700, contributing a combined $902,800 to the mayor-elect’s transition committee — nearly 35% of the committee’s total fundraising haul as of its first filing, according to documents filed with the New York City Campaign Finance Board. The committee can continue to accept donations through the end of January.

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