After working as a housing counselor and a musician, Mamdani entered local New York City politics as a campaign manager for Khader El-Yateem and Ross Barkan. He was first elected …

5 days ago · Zohran Mamdani was elected New York City mayor in 2025. His win in the primary sent shock waves through Democratic politics as his relative inexperience and left-wing …

3 days ago · In his first week as mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani tried to bridge the political theater of his campaign with the much harder work of governing.

Jan 1, 2026 · Zohran Mamdani vows to govern ‘expansively’ as NYC mayor: recap The 34-year-old democratic socialist’s swearing in and block party highlight his previously improbable rise …

Dec 29, 2025 · Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor. Can he do it?

Mamdani is the first Muslim and the first South Asian person to serve as mayor of New York City. [2] Mamdani was born in Kampala, Uganda, and moved to New York City with his family when …

Jun 26, 2025 · “New York City’s Asian community made a huge impact in a historic primary election,” said state Sen. John Liu, who represents Flushing and endorsed Mamdani.

3 days ago · The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscape Rightwing politicians and media issued grave warnings about …

Jul 3, 2025 · Zohran Mamdani celebrates his victory, responds to questions from the press pool, and explains his opposition to comments from President Donald Trump threatening to arrest …

Jan 6, 2026 · Mamdani faces pressure to expand his tent, but he’s certainly not going to kick out the people who were instrumental in building that tent. Choosing his former Assembly chief of …