Mamdani Administration Appointments Continue with Housing and Transportation Focus

Recent coverage details key appointments in Mayor Mamdani's administration, including housing advocate Cea Weaver as director of the revitalized Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, and various commissioners focused on his progressive agenda including affordable housing development and transportation improvements.

• in-progressComprehensive public safety reform
• in-progressExpand B-HEARD (mental-health crisis response)
• keptBody-worn camera footage release within 30 days
• in-progressClose Rikers Island

• Knicks Parade Aftermath: ~2M Lined Canyon of Heroes Thu Jun 18, NYPD 10K-Officer Deployment Held Without Major Incident — Mamdani's First Citywide Mass Event as MayorCBS New York | ABC7 New York | CNN | Fox News | NBC New York | amNY · June 19, 2026
• Knicks Ticker-Tape Parade Today — 10 AM Canyon of Heroes, 10K NYPD Largest-Ever Scheduled Deployment, Alicia Keys at City Hall Key-to-City Ceremony, First Knicks Parade in HistoryABC7 New York | NY1 | CBS New York | NBC New York | NBA.com | FOX 5 NY | Rolling Stone | NYC Mayor's Office · June 18, 2026
• Homan-Mullin Mamdani ICE Standoff Carries Into World Cup Window — Mamdani Vows to "Fight Tooth and Nail," DHS Frames Sanctuary Posture as SabotageNBC New York | HuffPost | Washington Examiner | amNY | The Mary Sue · June 12, 2026