New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to make an announcement Friday morning on Staten Island.
All week, Mamdani has been announcing key leaders of his incoming administration.
On Wednesday, Mamdani announced Catherine Almonte Da Costa as Director of Appointments, the person who would be in charge of recruiting talent into his administration. She resigned a day later over past statements she’d made. The ADL of New York and New Jersey posted screengrabs it said was of her social media posts from more than a decade ago, saying the posts “echo classic antisemitic tropes and otherwise demean Jewish people.”
Da Costa offered an apology with her resignation.
“I spoke with the mayor-elect this afternoon, apologized, and expressed my deep regret for my past statements. These statements are not indicative of who I am. As the mother of Jewish children, I feel a profound sense of sadness and remorse at the harm these words have caused. As this has become a distraction from the work at hand, I have offered my resignation,” Da Costa said.
“Catherine expressed her deep remorse over her past statements and tendered her resignation, and I accepted,” Mamdani said.
Mamdani also announced Thursday Sharif Suleiman will serve as the next director of the Office of Management and Budget, in charge of balancing the books for Mamdani’s agenda.
Suleiman has served in City Hall over the past three administrations in senior roles.
Mamdani’s term as New York City’s next mayor begins on New Year’s Day.