Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.

In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises.

With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1.

  • SaraTonin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45·
    10 hours ago

    Okay. Commentators have been saying for a while that a victory for him could be a signal of the American left learning that actually progressive policies and candidates can be successful and on the Democrats as a whole actually moving to the left. Let’s hope that that’s actually true, rather than it being dismissed as “New York’s different”.

    Hopefully, the recent buzz around AOC will help, too. I’ve been seeing more of Crockett in the news, as well.

    We’ll see. This is definitely a very positive move, though.

    • tyranical_typhon@lemmings.worldEnglish
      321·
      9 hours ago

      I’d love to see AOC win the nomination in 2028, but we’re already seeing swaths of morons trying to get us to ‘fall in line’ for an establishment candidate.

      I genuinely have no idea why people are still so stupid after all that’s transpired, but it’s really lowered my expectations of them going forward.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      20·
      10 hours ago

      I do hope they’ll realize that concrete policy proposals are such a huge part of what won here, not just Mamdani’s ideology or personality. The interview where he was asked about the bus plan being feasible was amazing, he had examples and numbers to back it up. It wasn’t just an “it would be cool” idea.