Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Mysonne Linen: Convicted Robber Joins NYC Mayor's Team
Mysonne Linen is a man from the Bronx who was once a rapper and is now an activist.
He was convicted of robbing people with a gun when he was 23 years old and spent seven years in prison.
After getting out, he started working to help people and even started a group called Until Freedom.
Now, the new mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has chosen him to be part of a team that will help make decisions about safety and justice in the city.
Some people are upset about this choice because of Linen's past, but others believe he can make a positive difference.
Mysonne Linen, a convicted armed robber, has been appointed to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's transition team.
Linen was convicted in 1999 for two armed robberies and served seven years in prison.
Post-prison, Linen became an activist and co-founded the social justice group Until Freedom.
Critics, including law enforcement and conservatives, have expressed outrage over the appointment.
Mamdani has made several other controversial appointments to his transition team.
- Who
- Mysonne Linen, a Bronx-born rapper-turned-activist with a felony conviction for armed robbery.
- What
- Appointed to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's public safety and criminal justice transition team.
- When
- Appointed in preparation for Mamdani's assumption of office on January 1.
- Where
- New York City.
- Why
- To contribute to the public safety and criminal justice committees.
- Name
- Mysonne Linen
- Age at Conviction
- 23
- Crime
- Armed Robbery
- Sentence
- 7 years in prison
- Parole Year
- 2006
- Activism Group
- Until Freedom
- Mayor Appointee
- Zohran Mamdani
- Committee
- Public Safety and Criminal Justice
