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Mayor Mamdani Signs Executive Order Creating Office of Mass Engagement

Grand Army Plz, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

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  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order at Grand Army Plaza to establish the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, aimed at consolidating outreach functions to enhance public participation and feedback in city governance. Tasha Van Alen was appointed as commissioner, and Ali Najmi as chair of the mayor’s advisory committee on the judiciary, focusing on broadening judicial selection participation.

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The city said the effort is intended to increase transparency and rebuild trust in local government as the new structure is implemented.

The mayor also announced leadership appointments connected to the rollout. Tasha Van Alen was named commissioner of the new Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi was named chair of the mayor’s advisory committee on the judiciary, with a stated emphasis on widening participation in the judicial selection process and expanding outreach to the broader legal community.

During the announcement, Mayor Mamdani said the office will focus on embedding public feedback into how the city designs policies, delivers services, and makes decisions, with outcomes measured by whether residents can see their voices reflected in the city's actions, not just by the number of meetings or surveys conducted.

The new office will consolidate and reorient existing outreach functions across city government, including community affairs and public engagement, with the stated goal of expanding participation, proactively reaching New Yorkers who have been excluded from past processes, and building clearer feedback loops so that public input is reflected in policy decisions.

City officials held a press event at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement.

Incident reported at Grand Army Plz.

The city said the effort is intended to increase transparency and rebuild trust in local government as the new structure is implemented.

The mayor also announced leadership appointments connected to the rollout. Tasha Van Alen was named commissioner of the new Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi was named chair of the mayor’s advisory committee on the judiciary, with a stated emphasis on widening participation in the judicial selection process and expanding outreach to the broader legal community.

During the announcement, Mayor Mamdani said the office will focus on embedding public feedback into how the city designs policies, delivers services, and makes decisions, with outcomes measured by whether residents can see their voices reflected in the city's actions, not just by the number of meetings or surveys conducted.

The new office will consolidate and reorient existing outreach functions across city government, including community affairs and public engagement, with the stated goal of expanding participation, proactively reaching New Yorkers who have been excluded from past processes, and building clearer feedback loops so that public input is reflected in policy decisions.

City officials held a press event at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement.

Incident reported at Grand Army Plz.

The city said the effort is intended to increase transparency and rebuild trust in local government as the new structure is implemented.

The mayor also announced leadership appointments connected to the rollout. Tasha Van Alen was named commissioner of the new Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi was named chair of the mayor’s advisory committee on the judiciary, with a stated emphasis on widening participation in the judicial selection process and expanding outreach to the broader legal community.

During the announcement, Mayor Mamdani said the office will focus on embedding public feedback into how the city designs policies, delivers services, and makes decisions, with outcomes measured by whether residents can see their voices reflected in the city's actions, not just by the number of meetings or surveys conducted.

The new office will consolidate and reorient existing outreach functions across city government, including community affairs and public engagement, with the stated goal of expanding participation, proactively reaching New Yorkers who have been excluded from past processes, and building clearer feedback loops so that public input is reflected in policy decisions.

City officials held a press event at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement.

Incident reported at Grand Army Plz.

The city said the effort is intended to increase transparency and rebuild trust in local government as the new structure is implemented.

The mayor also announced leadership appointments connected to the rollout. Tasha Van Alen was named commissioner of the new Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi was named chair of the mayor’s advisory committee on the judiciary, with a stated emphasis on widening participation in the judicial selection process and expanding outreach to the broader legal community.

During the announcement, Mayor Mamdani said the office will focus on embedding public feedback into how the city designs policies, delivers services, and makes decisions, with outcomes measured by whether residents can see their voices reflected in the city's actions, not just by the number of meetings or surveys conducted.

The new office will consolidate and reorient existing outreach functions across city government, including community affairs and public engagement, with the stated goal of expanding participation, proactively reaching New Yorkers who have been excluded from past processes, and building clearer feedback loops so that public input is reflected in policy decisions.

City officials held a press event at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement.

Incident reported at Grand Army Plz.

The city said the effort is intended to increase transparency and rebuild trust in local government as the new structure is implemented.

The mayor also announced leadership appointments connected to the rollout. Tasha Van Alen was named commissioner of the new Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi was named chair of the mayor’s advisory committee on the judiciary, with a stated emphasis on widening participation in the judicial selection process and expanding outreach to the broader legal community.

During the announcement, Mayor Mamdani said the office will focus on embedding public feedback into how the city designs policies, delivers services, and makes decisions, with outcomes measured by whether residents can see their voices reflected in the city's actions, not just by the number of meetings or surveys conducted.

The new office will consolidate and reorient existing outreach functions across city government, including community affairs and public engagement, with the stated goal of expanding participation, proactively reaching New Yorkers who have been excluded from past processes, and building clearer feedback loops so that public input is reflected in policy decisions.

City officials held a press event at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement.

Incident reported at Grand Army Plz.

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Comments30

brooklynUser1917097006Jan 2 at 3:55 PM

Not currently living in NYC? Please save your suggestions for your own community.

lzh1Jan 2 at 3:59 PM

This is an interesting idea. Politicians should be listening & working for their constituents & not for their own private interests.

johnmartinez51Jan 3 at 2:28 PM

@lzh1 sounds good right? Only problem is why does the city council pass laws the public really doesn’t have a true say in them????

mbrooklynerJan 2 at 3:53 PM

why wouldn’t anyone like this idea can yall even comprehend?

itsnotevenmeJan 2 at 3:54 PM

Look at all the people in the comments who are mad about libraries and parks

brooklynUser1917097006Jan 2 at 3:55 PM

Not currently living in NYC? Please save your suggestions for your own community.

lzh1Jan 2 at 3:59 PM

This is an interesting idea. Politicians should be listening & working for their constituents & not for their own private interests.

johnmartinez51Jan 3 at 2:28 PM

@lzh1 sounds good right? Only problem is why does the city council pass laws the public really doesn’t have a true say in them????

mbrooklynerJan 2 at 3:53 PM

why wouldn’t anyone like this idea can yall even comprehend?

itsnotevenmeJan 2 at 3:54 PM

Look at all the people in the comments who are mad about libraries and parks

brooklynUser1917097006Jan 2 at 3:55 PM

Not currently living in NYC? Please save your suggestions for your own community.

lzh1Jan 2 at 3:59 PM

This is an interesting idea. Politicians should be listening & working for their constituents & not for their own private interests.

johnmartinez51Jan 3 at 2:28 PM

@lzh1 sounds good right? Only problem is why does the city council pass laws the public really doesn’t have a true say in them????

mbrooklynerJan 2 at 3:53 PM

why wouldn’t anyone like this idea can yall even comprehend?

itsnotevenmeJan 2 at 3:54 PM

Look at all the people in the comments who are mad about libraries and parks

brooklynUser1917097006Jan 2 at 3:55 PM

Not currently living in NYC? Please save your suggestions for your own community.

lzh1Jan 2 at 3:59 PM

This is an interesting idea. Politicians should be listening & working for their constituents & not for their own private interests.

johnmartinez51Jan 3 at 2:28 PM

@lzh1 sounds good right? Only problem is why does the city council pass laws the public really doesn’t have a true say in them????

mbrooklynerJan 2 at 3:53 PM

why wouldn’t anyone like this idea can yall even comprehend?

itsnotevenmeJan 2 at 3:54 PM

Look at all the people in the comments who are mad about libraries and parks

brooklynUser1917097006Jan 2 at 3:55 PM

Not currently living in NYC? Please save your suggestions for your own community.

lzh1Jan 2 at 3:59 PM

This is an interesting idea. Politicians should be listening & working for their constituents & not for their own private interests.

johnmartinez51Jan 3 at 2:28 PM

@lzh1 sounds good right? Only problem is why does the city council pass laws the public really doesn’t have a true say in them????

mbrooklynerJan 2 at 3:53 PM

why wouldn’t anyone like this idea can yall even comprehend?

itsnotevenmeJan 2 at 3:54 PM

Look at all the people in the comments who are mad about libraries and parks

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