Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has convened a group of more than 100 elected officials to serve on an advisory committee, seeking their insight and partnership on his affordability agenda as he prepares to take office in just three weeks.

The Elected Advisory Committee, which met for the first time at District Council 37 headquarters in lower Manhattan Friday afternoon, is composed of a wide range of city, state and congressional leaders. About 75 of the committee members attended the afternoon meeting, according to a spokesperson for Mamdani’s transition team.

There’s big names like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Attorney General Letitia James – key backers for Mamdani in the Democratic primary. State powerhouses with broad authority over the mayor-elect’s ability to enact his ambitious

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