Zohran Mamdani will be taking office as mayor of New York in just five weeks. His transition team continues to make announcements about the new administration, recently unveiling a 400-person advisory group, broken up into 17 committees. Democracy Now! speaks with the incoming first deputy mayor, Dean Fuleihan, on how Mamdani plans to implement his progressive vision. “Government, working together across agencies with clear direction, can accomplish the needs of New Yorkers, and that’s what the mayor-elect has put forward,” says Fuleihan.

Fuleihan also comments on Mamdani’s meeting with President Trump, which was surprisingly warm. “We look for help wherever we can get it, while also maintaining our principles and defending New Yorkers,” he said.