NYC, Zohran Mamdani and mayor
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The win brings a democratic socialist agenda to America's largest city and is a devastating defeat for Andrew Cuomo.
In a fiery speech after his win, the next mayor of New York warned Trump that the city will stand united: "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
Mamdani, who will be New York City’s first Muslim mayor, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. He will replace Mayor Eric Adams.
Zohran Mamdani’s ascent was powered by a relentless focus on affordability. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
President Donald Trump said that any Jewish person who votes for Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is "stupid." “Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Wall Street heavyweights failed to stop New York City voters from electing a democratic socialist mayor. Now what?There was an air of defeat on Tuesday evening in New York’s upper echelons as it became clear that Zohran Mamdani had won the mayor’s race.
The poll, which surveyed just over 2,400 voters, comes a day after the same polling outfit had Cuomo trailing Mamdani by six points.
Vt., joined NBC News’ Hallie Jackson and Kristen Welker to discuss the run for mayor in New York City. Sanders said a lot of Zohran Mamdani’s ideas are “not radical” but called the income and wealth inequality in the U.