"In November, New York City may elect as its next mayor a man who was pretty much unknown to the broader public a year ago. Zohran Mamdani, a thirty-three-year-old member of the State Assembly and democratic socialist, won a primary upset against the current mayor, Eric Adams, and the former governor Andrew Cuomo, who was trying to stage a political comeback. Mamdani now leads the race by around twenty percentage points in most polls."
"In Congress, the Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have yet to endorse him. "There are many people who will say housing is a human right, and yet it oftentimes seems as if it is relegated simply to the use of it as a slogan," Mamdani tells David Remnick at his campaign headquarters, in midtown Manhattan. "It often comes back to whether you're willing to fight for these ideals that you hold.""
Zohran Mamdani, a thirty-three-year-old State Assembly member and democratic socialist, surged to a surprising lead in the New York City mayoral race after winning a primary upset over Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo. His campaign centers on affordability, prominently proposing a rent freeze and higher taxes on the top one percent. The proposal has alarmed Governor Kathy Hochul, and national Democratic leaders have not yet endorsed him. President Donald Trump labeled him a communist and threatened to withhold federal funds, while Mamdani warns that federal attacks and ensuing legal battles could be intense given the city's understaffed legal department.
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