"A veteran of both city and state government dating back to the 1970s, Dean Fuleihan served as Bill de Blasio's right-hand man in City Hall from 2018 through 2021, with duties that included advising the then-mayor on managing the NYPD, the Department of Education, and the Department of Investigation. Mamdani last week unveiled a team of women who will help lead the transition into his administration, including four with ties to the former de Blasio Administration: Melanie Hartzog, Maria Torres-Springer, Elana Leopold, and Grace Bonilla."
"Asked on Monday whether his mayoralty is shaping up to be de Blasio 2.0, Mamdani dismissed the comparisons. I am going to create a new City Hall We are making our own, he said. Five of his seven appointees announced thus far are de Blasio administration alums. We are lucky that there are many who have come before us who have shown us both the ways in which we can succeed and the pitfalls that await those who look to do so, he added."
Dean Fuleihan will return to City Hall under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and longtime aide Elle Bisgaard-Church was named incoming chief of staff. Fuleihan served as First Deputy Mayor under Bill de Blasio from 2018 to 2021 and advised on the NYPD, the Department of Education, and the Department of Investigation. Mamdani assembled a transition team that includes four former de Blasio administration officials and emphasized creating a new City Hall rather than repeating past administrations. Fuleihan, 74, oversaw the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Labor Relations, and the Office of Climate Policy and Programs. He began his political career as a policy analyst for the state Assembly in 1978 and was the Assembly's principal staff negotiator for the state budget.
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