Mamdani, NYC and Election Day
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Mamdani began his victory speech with a quote from socialist Eugene V. Debs, saying, "The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, 'I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity.'"
Stephen Colbert gave a special shout out to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after the latter not only defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, but also the billionaires that had their "knives out" for him.
The top Senate Democrat never endorsed Zohran Mamdani, his party’s young left-wing nominee for mayor, and declined to even say who he had voted for.
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, had a busy first day, marked by interviews, announcements, and meetings. A highlight was lunch with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at Laliguras Bistro,
Democrat Zohran Mamdani's projected victory as New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor marks a historic moment.
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani crisscrossed New York City making his final pitch to voters on election day. Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji started the day casting their ballots in their neighborhood of Astoria,
Debra Messing got slammed on social media for flooding Instagram with attacks against Zohran Mamdani and referring to him as a "jihadist."
A Zohran Mamdani general election victory over Cuomo would put democratic socialism on the map in nation's largest city mayoral election, and beyond.