From Queens Lawmaker to New York City Mayor
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Democrat Zohran Mamdani's projected victory as New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor marks a historic moment.
"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.
Zohran Mamdani shattered a barrier that seemed insurmountable since the Sept. 11 attacks changed what it meant to be Muslim in the city.
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.