**Summary:**In a historic move, newly elected mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unveils his transition team, led by Elana Leopold, to map out his first term. The team includes government veterans and new faces like Maria Torres-Springer, Melanie Hartzog, Grace Bonilla, and Lina Khan. Mamdani, who secured over fifty percent of the vote, plans to name administration officials and launch a transition website. Meanwhile, Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker and the commanding officer of the Strategic Response Group, an NYPD unit Mamdani aims to disband, have announced their retirements. Mamdani, the youngest mayor in a century, is reaching out to a diverse group of individuals, including members of the Democratic Socialists of America, to shape his administration.
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