05 November 2025 - Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race
Mamdani takes reins of a NYC beset by challenges
Joe Anuta (Politico, 04/11/2025)
The political, social and economic turmoil awaiting Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whose ascendence has been tracked closely by both national Democrats and Republicans, will make his job especially fraught come Jan. 1.
Socialist shockwave: Zohran Mamdani stuns NYC as voters hand power to Democrats’ far-left flank
Deirdre Heavey (Fox News, 04/11/2025)
The Fox News Decision Desk has projected that New York City will elect Democratic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani as its next mayor. The self-described democratic socialist toppled former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a contentious fight for the future of New York City — and possibly the direction of the Democratic Party.
The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and what happens next for New York
Edward-Isaac Dovere (CNN, 05/11/2025)
The day after the home of Eric Adams’s top fundraiser was raided, the new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.
The Mamdani Era Begins
Eric Lach (The New Yorker, 04/11/2025)
t’s ancient history now, but when Zohran Mamdani first entertained the notion of running for mayor, he imagined himself running against Eric Adams. It was 2021, and Adams had just won a squeaker of a primary, convincing New Yorkers that what they needed in the post-COVID moment was a swaggering ex-cop who believed in good old-fashioned law and order.
Zohran Mamdani in 2025. Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.