New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani began assembling his administration, unveiling an all-female transition team led by Elana Leopold, with co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, Lina Khan, Grace Bonilla and Melanie Hartzog. Pledging to be ready by 1 January, the 34-year-old democratic socialist said the team will deliver an ambitious agenda, including a rent freeze, free bus service, universal childcare and city-run grocery stores. Mamdani, who will be the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor, faces hostility from Donald Trump over federal funding and a surge of Islamophobic attacks, but vowed to unite New Yorkers.