"New York City hasn't even inaugurated its next mayor yet and he's already earned one of politics' most coveted honors: a place in the bobblehead canon. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum rolled out the first-ever Zohran Mamdani bobblehead this week, giving fans and collectors who keep eBay alerts on at all times a chance to commemorate the city's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor before he officially takes office."
"The figure is exactly the kind of patriotic kitsch you'd expect from the Milwaukee-based shrine to wobbling figurines. Mamdani stands on a red, white and blue base stamped with his name, dressed in a dark suit and red tie, mid-wave and mid-nod-literally. Each bobblehead on sale is individually numbered and available exclusively through the Bobblehead Hall of Fame's online store for $30 , plus $8 flat-rate shipping. Pre-orders are open now, with deliveries expected in February."
"If the timing feels fast, it tracks with Mamdani's whirlwind rise. Born in Kampala and raised everywhere from Cape Town to Morningside Heights, he jumped into New York politics as a housing counselor and organizer before unseating a five-term incumbent in the State Assembly in 2020. He represented Astoria's 36th District for three terms, championing fare-free buses, stronger tenant protections and affordability measures that quickly built him a devoted citywide following."
Zohran Mamdani received a limited-edition bobblehead produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, offered for preorder with February deliveries expected. The figure stands on a red, white, and blue base, is individually numbered, and is sold exclusively through the museum's online store for $30 plus $8 shipping. Mamdani rose from housing counselor and organizer to unseat a five-term incumbent in the State Assembly in 2020, representing Astoria's 36th District for three terms. His mayoral win, securing 50.4% of the vote, made him New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor and drove collector interest.
Read at Time Out New York
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