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Mamdani Checked Asian, Black Boxes on College Form

New York City Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani claimed he was Asian and Black when applying to Columbia University as a high school senior, The New York Times reported. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, was born in Uganda and identifies as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent. His parents are Indian Ugandan and Indian American. However, Columbia data showed Mamdani checked boxes for "Asian" and "Black or African American…

A Mamdani State of Mind

Hosted by Faisal Al YafaiFeaturing Christin El-Kholy, Surbhi Gupta and Danny PostelProduced by Finbar Anderson Listen to and follow The LedeApple Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean Having visited New York City shortly before the win of outsider candidate Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for the mayoral election, New Lines’ Christin El-Kholy says she sensed a palpable change in energy. “You could feel that New Yorkers were proud to be New Yorke…

Mamdani made waves in South Queens

The winner of the Democratic primary for mayor did well even in South Queens districts where his more centrist opponents might have been expected to win, the results show.According to the preliminary data, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (D-Astoria) won in round…

How Zohran Mamdani tied climate policy to voters' pocketbook issues

New York City’s mayoral contender learned from the Biden team’s shortcomings.

Zohran Mamdani Made Addressing Climate Change Central to His Affordability Plan for New York - Inside Climate News

The official winner of the city’s Democratic mayoral primary has a record of fighting polluting natural gas infrastructure and supports Local Law 97 to cut carbon emissions from city buildings.By Lauren DalbanOn June 24, the day of the New York City primary, Central Park hit its highest temperature for the day—99 degrees—since 2012. That morning, the city’s emergency notification system, NotifyNYC, alerted residents that they should conserve pow…

Zohran Mamdani Made Addressing Climate Change Central to His Affordability Plan for New York

The official winner of the city's Democratic mayoral primary has a record of fighting polluting natural gas infrastructure and supports Local Law 97 to cut carbon emissions from city buildings. By Lauren Dalban On June 24, the day of the New York City primary, Central Park hit its highest temperature for the day-99 degrees-since 2012. That morning, the city's emergency notification system, NotifyNYC, alerted residents that they should conserve p…