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Elected Mayor of New York Zogran Mamdani preparing to take office, appeals to his supporters asking for donations.
“I hope very soon I won’t have to ask you for money. But until then, I ask you to go to transition2025.com, give whatever you can…,” Mamdani said in his message. video published on Tuesday.
The new mayor explained that transition operations do not qualify for government matching funds, unlike campaign contributions.
“Now, unlike the campaign, the crossings do not receive public funds from the city. So the ratio is eight to one: no more. It's up to us to collect the money. Typically campaigns use this as an opportunity to rely on wealthy donors, but that's not us,” he said.
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New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani holds a news conference at the Unisphere Hotel in Queens, New York City on November 5, 2025. (Stephanie Spindel/VIEWpress)
Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, said: “We need to raise a total of $4 million so that January 1 can be the day we start taking action rather than start preparing.”
Figures shown in the video show that as of November 14, more than $1 million had been raised, with an average donation of $77.65 from 12,707 donors.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani pays for an egg, cheese and jalapeño sandwich before speaking at a news conference on October 29, 2025 in the Belmont section of the Bronx in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
In the video he explained why he fundraising.
“We need to review the 50,000 resumes we receive,” he said. “We must continue to pay our incredible team.”
“And we must plan not only for our inauguration, but also for the implementation of our policies,” he said.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks at an election night party in Brooklyn, New York, November 4, 2025. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Earlier this month, New York State Assembly member and Democratic mayoral candidate won Big Apple in the mayoral election, defeating former Empire State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
