'Pachinko' author joins NYC mayor's inaugural panel

Min Jin Lee, the Korean American author best known for the novel "Pachinko," has been appointed to the inaugural committee of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, according to his transition team. Mamdani’s mayoral transition office on Thursday released a list of 48 inaugural committee members, describing them as New Yorkers drawn from diverse fields and communities whose work reflects the city’s cultural and civic life. The committee will help host and advise on events surrounding Mamdani’