"The crowd was friendly, and the reception was almost entirely warm. The idea of health care as a human right? Cheers. The mere mention of Trump? Heavy boos. The notion of an oligarchy? Even more boos. At one point, the crowd chanted the campaign slogans that helped Mamdani win the Democratic nomination in the race. "We will freeze the?" Mamdani asked. The booming response: "Rent!" "Make buses fast and?," he continued. "Free!," the audience yelled."
"Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves to attendees with New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a town hall on Saturday, Sept, 6, 2025, in New York. Credit: AP/Olga Fedorova He is facing off against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who are both running as independents, along with Republican Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels crime patrol group."
"Sanders, an independent who represents Vermont, dubbed Mamdani "the future of the Democratic Party," while criticizing the state's top Democratic leaders for not endorsing him. "I find it hard to understand how the major Democratic leaders in New York state are not supporting the Democratic candidate," Sanders said. The event, which felt more rah-rah lovefest than the usual caustic questioning of most political town halls, came near the end of a chaotic week in the race."
Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani held a town hall in Brooklyn that drew a warm, enthusiastic crowd. Attendees cheered calls for health care as a human right, booed mentions of President Trump and denounced an oligarchy. Supporters chanted Mamdani's campaign slogans, including calls to freeze rent and make buses free and fast. The event was part of Sanders' "Fighting Oligarchy" tour and packed an auditorium as Mamdani's campaign headed into the November mayoral election. Mamdani faces former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Sanders criticized New York Democratic leaders for not endorsing Mamdani.
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