"Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and making history as the city's first Muslim mayor. The 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assembly member from Queens, secured victory with more than 50% of the vote. Cuomo, 67, finished second with just over 40%, while Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa received just over 7% of the vote."
"When Mamdani launched his campaign for mayor last fall, he was a relatively unknown state lawmaker. But his message, centered on affordability, along with his buoyant jaunts throughout New York City, quickly gained traction and resonated with thousands of New Yorkers. His platform called for freezing rents on rent-stabilized units, building more affordable housing, raising the minimum wage to $30 an hour, making buses free, increasing taxes on the city's wealthiest residents and more."
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race with more than 50% of the vote, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani is 34 years old, a democratic socialist and state assembly member from Queens. He becomes the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century. Cuomo finished second with just over 40% and Sliwa received just over 7%. The incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, dropped out of the race in September after campaigning for a second term as an independent. Mamdani campaigned on affordability and proposed freezing rents for rent-stabilized units, building more affordable housing, raising the minimum wage to $30 an hour, making buses free, and increasing taxes on the city's wealthiest residents.
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