Zohran Mamdani becomes New York Mayor
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Speaking to a crowd at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, Mamdani declared the win a “mandate for change” and a rejection of politics “that answers only to the few.” Watch the video.
New York, tonight you have delivered a mandate for a new kind of politics, a mandate for a city that we can afford and a mandate for a government that delivers exactly that."
"I know you're watching, turn the volume up," the 34-year-old socialist tells the president as he becomes the first Muslim mayor of New York City.
The "Will & Grace" actress shared an Instagram meme hours before Mamdani was elected New York City's next mayor.
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani's projected victory as New York City's first Muslim and South Asian mayor marks a historic moment, that could galvanize those communities, some voters and experts tell ABC News.
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Mamdani has been highly critical of ICE, calling it "a rogue agency, one that has no interest in laws, no interest in order."