New York celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win: ‘This is a victory for the people’

Mamdani’s demographics: Who makes up his coalition?

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani drew votes from a diverse coalition of voters in the nation’s largest city. His voter base took strong roots in Brooklyn neighborhoods chock-full of young, diverse people. These voters drove him to victory by coming out in droves. Nevertheless, he credited mostly blue-collar working people. In his victory speech, he praised a number of diverse groups, including families and working people, whom he felt ha…

NYC tech workers celebrate Mamdani’s mayoral win — but their bosses are worried

Zohran Mamdani won over New York City’s tech industry workers with his disruptive style on the campaign trail – but their bosses are worried about what the mayor-elect’s far-left policies will mean for their businesses.

New York celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win: ‘This is a victory for the people’

Around 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani cast his vote at his polling site in Astoria, Queens, a neighborhood recognized as one of the most diverse not only in New York City, but in the entire United States. “We are about to make history in our city,” said the then-Democratic candidate for mayor of the most populous city in the United States. Less than 12 hours later, his prediction was confirmed: New York City erupted with joy after electing…

Zohran Kwame Mamdani: From Daily Monitor intern to New York City’s Mayor

Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s improbable journey from a teenage intern at Uganda’s Daily Monitor to becoming New York City’s mayor-elect at 34 is a tale of quiet ambition, deliberate detachment from politics, and an unassuming passion for storytelling. Born in 1991 at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala to Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani and Indian-American activist Mira Nair’s nephew, Zohran grew up shuttling between Uganda, New York, and elsewhere. His 2007…

New Yorkers celebrate Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory

Zohran Mamdani becomes NYC’s first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor — the city’s youngest mayor in a century — as two million voters make history. See reactions.