Mamdani taps new ‘chief equity officer’ who axes social media after admin’s prior missteps

Mayor Zohran Mamdani named a new “chief equity officer” Thursday – and her social media was deleted by the time she was announced to lead the administration’s woke “racial justice” efforts.

Afua Atta-Mensah’s X account was deactivated by a press announcement of her appointment on Thursday afternoon in a move that comes after other Mamdani appointees’ social media footprints set off firestorms.

But City Hall insisted newly tapped aides aren’t being asked to scrub their social media profiles.

“Afua Atta-Mensah has dedicated her career to serving the New Yorkers who are so often forgotten in the halls of power,” Mamdani said in a statement. “There is no one I trust more to advance racial equity across our work in City Hall.”

Atta-Mensah, who had worked on Mamdani’s campaign focusing on trying to make headway with black voters. She’ll now serve as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for Equity and Racial Justice, in which she will be charged with pushing for more racial equity across city government, City hall said.

Mamdani’s selections to help lead his administration have raised questions about his administration’s vetting process for candidates for public service.

Catherine Almonte Da Costa was supposed to be the city’s next director of appointments, but resurfaced antisemitic social media posts — including a rant about “money hungry Jews” — quickly led to her resignation last month.

A source told The Post that Da Costa’s appointment was pushed through without a full examination.

Following that embarrassing flub, Mamdani said his team was tweaking their vetting.

Mamdani’s new director in the Office to Protect Tenants, Cea Weaver, has also caused an avalanche of controversy after various extreme stances on home ownership and landlords came to light.

She once dismissed property ownership a “weapon of white supremacy” and called on the government to “seize private property.”

Mamdani has stood by her despite the radical stances.

It’s unclear when Atta-Mensah deactivated her account, but it was up as recently as late last week. 

A spokesperson for the mayor’s office told The Post that the administration has not adopted a policy requiring new appointees to delete their X accounts.

Atta-Mensah previously worked as the chief of programs at Community Change – which claims to help low-income people, especially minorities, gain political and economic power.

She also worked for activist groups Community Voices Heard and the Urban Justice Center.

“I am honored by this appointment, and ready to seek citywide justice and accountability on behalf of all New Yorkers,” Atta-Mensah said in a statement.

“As the Mayor has made clear, this administration is committed to doing big things — and to doing them boldly.”