New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now raking in a salary of nearly $260,000 in City Hall, but his fundraising pleas are still paying off.
Mamdani’s transition committee raised a hefty $1.2 million over the month of December, lifting his total transition fundraising haul to just over $3.8 million. That’s nearly $2 million more than either of his predecessors raised in the first two months of their transitions.
Mayoral transition funds can be spent on expenses like inauguration costs, office rent and consulting fees. Monthly reports on his transition – and other newly elected city officials’ transitions – will continue to be released through May, but the committees can’t incur new expenses after January 31…