The franchisor and management

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Evidence IDs refer to rows in the evidence register. Every claim cites an ID with URL and date; unverified items are marked [UNVERIFIED]. This chapter describes roles and structures; it does not profile individuals beyond their public posts and prior public roles.

Summary disclosure

Transition (58 days).

• Leadership: named the day after the election — four co-chairs and an executive director, a mix of former de Blasio and Adams officials and outside figures (EV-001).
• Committees: 400+ unpaid members in 17 committees (EV-004).
• Funding: small-dollar donors raised just over $3.8M, about $2M more than either predecessor at the same point; about half of December spending went to staff salaries (EV-259).
• Public input: a 12-hour public listening session in Queens (EV-007); no published transition report was found.

Cabinet.

• Experienced core: the First Deputy Mayor and OMB director are long-time city budget officials (EV-002 EV-005). The Mayor's Assembly chief of staff became City Hall Chief of Staff (EV-002 EV-261).
• Deputy mayors: five posts created by Executive Order 2 on Day 1, including a new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice (EV-009). A sixth, for Community Safety, came with EO 15 in March (EV-098).
• Retained: the NYPD Commissioner (EV-003).
• Background mix: several senior picks are de Blasio administration veterans; others come from federal government, the State Executive Chamber, public hospitals and advocacy (EV-261).

Turnover and friction.

• City Hall staff: the transition requested the resignations of 179 Adams City Hall staff; the outgoing First Deputy Mayor resigned, objecting to his inclusion on the list (EV-260).
• Early departures: the City Planning chair and several Adams-era commissioners (Emergency Management, Environmental Protection, Social Services) left in the first weeks (EV-262 EV-010).
• Vetting: the incoming Director of Appointments resigned in December over resurfaced social-media posts (EV-006).

New structures.

• By executive order: Office of Mass Engagement; Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants; Office of Community Safety; Chief Savings Officers in every agency (EV-036 EV-034 EV-098 EV-039).
• Charter route: a new Commission on Government Efficiency, which voters approved in November (EV-196 EV-127).
• Staff growth: the Office of the Mayor grew from 328 to 366 staff (FY2026, half under the prior administration) — the only workforce result that departs from the 2024–25 trend (EV-210, Item 6).

Leadership roster (public roles only)

Key questions — status

Chain of command and new structures

Findings by phase

Transition (Nov 4 – Dec 31, 2025)

Summary:

• Leadership: co-chairs and an executive director announced Nov 5 (EV-001). The First Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff were named Nov 10 (EV-002) and the OMB director Dec 18 (EV-005).
• Volunteers: 400+ volunteers worked in 17 committees (EV-004).
• Fundraising: the transition raised ~$3.8M from ~32,000 donors (EV-259).
• Staff turnover: the transition asked 179 Adams-era City Hall staff to resign effective Jan 1 (EV-260).
• Vetting failure: the Director of Appointments resigned after old posts resurfaced; the Mayor-elect said vetting had been inadequate (EV-006).

Tactics

Reversals / critiques in this phase: vetting failure (EV-006); criticism of the staff sweep (EV-260).

Evidence IDs: EV-001 EV-002 EV-003 EV-004 EV-005 EV-006 EV-007 EV-200 EV-259 EV-260

First 100 days (Jan 1 – Apr 10, 2026)

Summary:

• Inauguration: the Mayor took office Jan 1 (EV-008).
• Early executive orders: on Jan 1, EO 2 set the deputy-mayor structure, EO 1 revoked recent prior-mayor orders, and housing orders created the tenant office (EO 3) and the LIFT (EO 4) and SPEED task forces; the Office of Mass Engagement followed on Jan 2 and the savings-officer system (EO 12) on Jan 29 (EV-009 EV-033 EV-034 EV-036 EV-039).
• Departures: several holdovers left — City Planning chair (told staff Jan 8), Emergency Management, Environmental Protection, and Social Services during a deadly cold snap (EV-262 EV-010).
• Corporation Counsel: confirmed Feb 12 (EV-011).
• Community safety: EO 15 created the Office of Community Safety on Mar 19, and the Mayor appointed a sixth deputy mayor, for Community Safety, the same day (EV-098).

Reversals / critiques in this phase: several holdover commissioners left during a deadly cold snap (EV-010).

Evidence IDs: EV-008 EV-009 EV-010 EV-011 EV-033 EV-034 EV-036 EV-039 EV-098 EV-262

First budget (FY27: Preliminary Feb → Adopted Jun 2026)

Summary: The Mayor replaced his predecessor's charter commission with a 15-member Commission on Government Efficiency (EV-196 EV-197). Office of the Mayor staff reached 366 by June 30 (+11.6% on June 2025; FY2026 is half under the prior administration) (EV-210).

Reversals / critiques in this phase: None recorded.

Evidence IDs: EV-196 EV-197 EV-210

Year 1 (Jul – Dec 2026)

Summary: City & State's running roster (Sept 2026) shows the core team in place, including the Corporation Counsel, Chief Counsel, Schools Chancellor and Fire Commissioner (EV-011). Voters approved the commission's charter proposals on Nov 3 (EV-127).

Reversals / critiques in this phase: None recorded.

Evidence IDs: EV-011 EV-127

Present (rolling; last updated: 2026-11-10)

Summary: No departures of deputy mayors were found in the register as of the cut-off. Item 6 tracks workforce data.

Reversals / critiques in this phase: None new recorded.

Franchise notes — what transfers

Open questions & gaps

• No transition report or committee outputs located.
• Background mix of appointees not coded systematically.
• Full 2026 list of senior departures.
• Decision authority for hiring and intergovernmental affairs (beyond titles).

Changelog