Whether the city can navigate this transition successfully will depend on both Mamdani’s capacity to learn from experienced administrators like Fuleihan and his willingness to preserve functioning systems even when they reflect values he opposes.

Mayor-Elect Mamdani and Bernie Sanders Stand With Striking Starbucks Workers as City Secures Historic $38 Million Labor Settlement – Mamdani vows to continue walking picket lines across five boroughs while historic NYC settlement addresses systematic worker scheduling violations