"AP Photo/Seth Wenig The New York Post wasted no time jeering at New York City's new mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani by touting a front page mock-up of a Soviet-era propaganda poster rebranding the city: The Red Apple. TheMurdoch-owned tabloid splashed On your Marx, get set, Zo! across its Wednesday cover after the 34-year-old Democrat clinched the race with a constructivist illustration of Mamdani posing in front of a hammer-and-sickle. Socialist Mamdani wins race for mayor, the cover read."
"Throughout the campaign, The New York Post consistently cast Mamdani as an ideological outlier whose policies would destabilize New York, repeatedly arguing he would drive out business, weaken policing, and upend the city's tax base. The tabloid also questioned his seriousness as a candidate, calling him more influencer than leader and a menace while it also accused him of racially divisive messaging. Even in straight business coverage, the framing maintained that Mamdani's rise rattled elites and represented a serious threat to the city's stability."
The New York Post ran a front-page mock-up rebranding New York City as "The Red Apple," featuring Zohran Mamdani in a Soviet-style illustration and the headline On your Marx, get set, Zo!. The tabloid portrayed Mamdani as a socialist and framed his victory as a threat to business, policing, and the city tax base. Coverage repeatedly labeled him an ideological outlier and questioned his seriousness, calling him more influencer than leader and a menace while accusing him of racially divisive messaging. Even business reporting emphasized elite unease and suggested his rise could destabilize the city.
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