Progressives Whine That Mamdani’s Staff Picks Aren’t the Right Race

Some progressives are not pleased with the level of diversity among New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top aides, The New York Times reported.

Several black and Latino leaders have spoken out against what they perceived as a lack of diversity in Mamdani’s cabinet. The mayor has appointed five deputy mayors, one of whom is Latino and none of whom are black.

Political consultant Tyquana Henderson-Rivers told The New York Times that it is “damaging that there’s no Black deputy mayor.”

“He already doesn’t have the best relationship with the black community,” Henderson-Rivers added in her interview with the outlet. “And it seems like he’s not interested in us because there’s no representation in his kitchen cabinet.”

She also wrote in a Facebook post