Less than a week after his historic win, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced his first top appointments, naming Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff.

Fuleihan, a veteran of state and city government, previously served as first deputy mayor and budget director under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, overseeing a city budget of more than $100 billion and helping lead New York through its pandemic recovery, Mamdani said in a release.

What You Need To Know

• Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has announced his first top appointments, naming Dean Fuleihan as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff

• Fuleihan, a veteran of state and city government, previously served as first deputy mayor and budget director under former Mayor Bill de Blasio

• Bisgaard-Church managed Mamdani’s primary campaign and became the campaign’s chief adviser after the primary. She also served as Mamdani’s chief of staff in the state Assembly

He also held staff positions in the state Assembly for three decades, including 16 years as a policy adviser to former Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Bisgaard-Church, meanwhile, managed Mamdani’s primary campaign and became the campaign’s chief adviser after the primary.

She also served as Mamdani’s chief of staff in the state Assembly, playing a role in several of his legislative priorities, including a free bus pilot and debt relief for taxi drivers, the release said.

At a news conference, Mamdani said the appointments mark the beginning of his administration’s work.

“I know that many have watched our victory with fascination and excitement. My goal is that the triumph we won last Tuesday, to quickly be subsumed under the drumbeat of achievements that we deliver from City Hall, achievements that make immediate, meaningful differences in the lives of New Yorkers, too often forgotten and ignored by those who have held positions such as these,” he said.

“These leaders alongside me are only the first of many that we will announce,” he added. “I hope their reputations and records of accomplishment are proof of intent to deliver tangible change. This is a moment of opportunity that comes along rarely, and we seize upon it to usher a new day for New York.”