One day after her appointment, a top pick for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s administration resigned after posts on her social media account riddled with antisemitic and anti-police statements came to light.
Catherine Almonte Da Costa, whom Mamdani just announced as director of appointments on Dec. 17, handed in her resignation hours after the Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey put a spotlight on vile, antisemitic and anti-NYPD posts made over a decade ago.
