Her appointment is likely to do little to assuage a business community rattled by the mayor-elect’s progressive agenda.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced a transition team on Wednesday to form his new administration, led by respected city government veterans and one prominent progressive who is less than beloved by the business establishment.

Trump has referred to the mayor-elect as a communist - a label that Mamdani rejects, and has implied the administration would withhold federal funding from New York City if he won. The president hinted at a new political rivalry on Election Night, posting "AND SO IT BEGINS!" on his Truth Social account shortly after Mamdani won.