Mamdani taps education pro Kamar Samuels, who led school integration efforts in Manhattan, as NYC public schools chancellor

Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to appoint Kamar Samuels as the new NYC public schools chancellor, published reports on Tuesday night indicated.

Samuels, who is the superintendent of Manhattan’s District 3 based on the Upper West Side, will oversee the city’s nearly one million public school students in 32 geographic districts around the city.