Mayor Zohran Mamdani seeks to bring campaign-style organizing into New York’s City Hall
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Key Points:
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new office of “mass engagement” aimed at gathering input from New Yorkers to influence city policies, emphasizing the importance of community-driven leadership.
- The initiative builds on Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, which mobilized tens of thousands of volunteers and aimed to sustain that grassroots energy in office.
- Tascha Van Auken, former campaign volunteer organizer, will lead the new office, focusing on organizing large-scale community participation and outreach.
- On his second day in office, Mamdani took the subway to engage directly with residents, facing criticism from some riders regarding his stance on police funding and security.
- Mamdani acknowledged past controversial remarks about the police and expressed commitment to protecting all
