Overview
- On Nov. 4, Zohran Mamdani won the mayoralty, becoming New York City’s first South Asian and Muslim mayor and its first mayor born in Africa, after running on an affordability agenda that includes a 2% tax on incomes over $1 million.
- ABC News polling cited in coverage shows 78% support among voters under 30, 66% among first-time voters, and 81% among newcomers to the city.
- Analyses referenced by Our Time Press report Mamdani carried Black-majority districts by roughly 24–30 points following late shifts across neighborhoods spanning lower-, working- and middle-income areas.
- The campaign’s extensive volunteer operation and labor endorsements were met by an estimated $22 million in opposition spending and Islamophobic attacks, including a Cuomo remark that he would “celebrate another 9/11,” as reported by The Varsity.
- New York Daily News opinion pieces describe ongoing concern among many Jews over Mamdani’s Israel rhetoric, cite the ADL’s new “Mamdani monitor” and large clergy letters, and urge constructive engagement with the incoming administration.