Mamdani taps ex-NYC DSA co-chair as ‘nightlife mayor’

Source: New York Post

Socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has hired a longtime comrade to be the city’s new “nightlife mayor. ” Hizzoner announced Friday that he appointed Eric Thor, a former co-chair of New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, as executive director of the Office of Nightlife. Mamdani said in a statement that Thor would focus on improving conditions for nightlife workers, streamlining the permitting process for small events and strengthening the Coordinating a United Resolution with Establishments (CURE) program introduced in 2024 to scrap the city’s decades-old practice of raiding venues during prime, late-night hours.