It’s been more than a month since Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has made any key appointments.
But this week, incoming First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan says that’s going to change.
“You’re going to get appointments,” he said on Monday.
What You Need To Know
Sources told NY1 that Sherif Soliman is expected to be named the director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget under the incoming Mamdani administration
Incoming First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan also said that the administration remains committed to universal child care, free and fast buses and freezing the rent for New Yorkers living in stabilized apartments
On Sunday, Zohran Mamdani met with hundreds of New Yorkers as part of a so-called listening session in which they were able to share their concerns directly with the soon-to-be mayor
Sources told NY1 that Sherif Soliman is expected to be named the director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget. Soliman was previously the commissioner of the Department of Finance under former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
“Part of this — and you’re going to reflect it, I have no doubt, in additional questions — is building a team. It’s building a team that addresses the priorities of the city, and that can work well together and that reflects New York City,” Fuleihan said.
He made the comments at a breakfast hosted by the fiscal watchdog group, Citizens Budget Commission, where he addressed the financial future of the incoming administration.
Without providing exact numbers, Fuleihan said: “I think if you listen to the mayor-elect, there’s a very aggressive agenda of affordability and that priority.”
“You know what that is. That’s one of the things we’re going to achieve, but there are also day-to-day operational issues,” he continued.
Fuleihan also said that the administration remains committed to universal child care, free and fast buses and freezing the rent for New Yorkers living in stabilized apartments.
“We’re still pursuing, and will pursue, the rent freeze. It’s the appropriate action, but also [those] those landlords [who] are struggling. How do we address their needs? And we believe we will be able to,” he said.
That’s the view from the top, but it’s everyday New Yorkers that want to be heard.
Mamdani met with hundreds of New Yorkers on Sunday as part of a so-called listening session in which they were able to share their concerns directly with the soon-to-be mayor.
NY1 spoke to a handful of attendees who said they brought up issues like mental health, pedestrian safety and deed theft.
There are 17 days until Mamdani takes office.