Mamdani transition: Mayor-elect noncommittal on keeping public safety deputy mayor role in his administration

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday would not divulge if he plans to keep the position of deputy mayor for public safety in his City Hall.

Mamdani, following a Nov. 11 Veterans’ Day event in the Parkchester section of the Bronx,  sidestepped a reporter’s question as to whether he would continue to have a deputy mayor for public safety — a position instituted by outgoing Mayor Eric Adams at the beginning of his term.