Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: NEW York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team on November 12 said more than 50,000 candidates have applied to work for his administration through its resume portal. “The sheer number of applicants speaks to the excitement at the heart of this movement — one that has inspired people to believe that the government can put working people first,” Mamdani said in a written statement.
“This was a movement built by and for New Yorkers – and our administration will reflect that.” The resume portal, located at transition2025.com, is still looking for prospective job-seekers, Mamdani’s transition team said. Mamdani has called for applications of “all experience levels,” ranging from seasoned policy professionals to entrylevel workers, “looking to build their careers while helping deliver on the affordability agenda.” The team said it is looking specifically for community organisers, policy experts, government veterans, working New Yorkers, and even those from across the country who can hit the ground running.
Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens, shocked the political and business establishments and captured the nation’s attention by winning the mayoral election on November 4 as a democratic socialist, promising to make the nation’s largest city less expensive to live in.
“50,000 applicants are proving that they’re ready to help carry out this work across all levels of government,” Elana Leopold, executive director of Mamdani’s transition, said in a written statement. “And, these applicants make this movement, and this incoming administration, that much stronger.” It is not immediately clear when Mamdani’s administration will begin to fill positions.
The news about aspirants seeking to work for Mamdani also comes less than a week after the transition committee for New York City’s first Muslim mayorelect announced that it had already raised $517,947.30 from more than 7,000 donors in less than 30 hours. The committee said the donor total had surpassed the first-term transitions of the last two mayors, Eric Adams (884 donors) and Bill de Blasio (820), combined.
