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NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Fiscal Policy Veteran as Deputy Mayor

Dean Fuleihan has 40 years of experience in New York state politics.
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NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Fiscal Policy Veteran as Deputy Mayor
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, announces the appointment of Dean Fuleihan, center, as first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as chief of staff, in New York, on Nov. 10, 2025. Richard Drew/AP Photo
Kimberly Hayek
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Zohran Mamdani, the incoming democratic-socialist mayor of New York City, on Monday appointed a veteran fiscal official, Dean Fuleihan, to serve as his first deputy mayor and implement a policy plan.

Fuleihan, 74, has four decades of government experience, including prior roles as budget director and deputy mayor under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, and has served in roles in fiscal and policy capacities in the state Legislature, based in Albany.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.