It was a central promise of his campaign: a government that truly “looks like the city it seeks to represent.” But New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a sharp, early rebuke from the very coalition that helped elect him. The issue? A conspicuous lack of Black representation among his top command.
According to a report by The New York Times, frustration is mounting among progressive leaders regarding the composition of Mamdani’s “kitchen cabinet.” Of the five deputy mayors appointed to steer the city’s administration, only one is Latino. None are Black.
The omission has sparked criticism that the socialist mayor is failing to live up to the diversity standards set by his own platform…