Mayor-Elect Mamdani Makes Two Key Appointments To Incoming Administration

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday made two appointments to key senior-level positions for his incoming administration.

Jahmila Edwards has been picked to serve as the administration’s director of intergovernmental affairs. Edwards was previously the associate director of District Council 37, the city's largest public employee union.

“New Yorkers have entrusted us with a responsibility. They voted for an administration that will work every day to make our city affordable, safe, to make the work of government efficient and excellent. In Jahmila Edwards, that’s exactly what New Yorkers can expect," Mamdani said.

“There are few leaders with records of as much sustained ambition and proven achievement as Jahmila,” Mamdani added. “She possesses a deep knowledge of city government, having worked for borough presidents, public advocates and the Department of Education.”

Mamdani also appointed Catherine Almonte Da Costa as the director of the Office of Appointments. Da Costa started her career at the office and will return to help recruit top talent, she previously worked at Orchestra and Sotheby’s.

“Raised in Queens, Cat has a deep connection to our city, and an extraordinary history of working across both the private sector and city government to build organizations that are streamlined, that are productive, and that are staffed by people who understand and care about the work they were hired to do," the mayor-elect said.

Mamdani will be elected into office on Jan. 1. Since winning election, Mamdani has been filling out his transition team and a number of top positions in his administration.