Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign event outside City Hall in Manhattan on November 3, 2025. | Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, defeating disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to become the first Muslim and first South Asian mayor in the city’s history. To unpack what Mamdani’s win means, I turned to my colleague Astead Herndon, who was on the ground reporting from an election night watch party for Mamdani. (You may have seen his big Mamdani profile in New York Times Magazine last month.)Astead and I...
Why Zohran Mamdani’s victory will resonate beyond New York City
Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign event outside City Hall in Manhattan on November 3, 2025. | Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, defeating disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa to become the first Muslim and first South Asian mayor in the city’s history. To unpack what Mamdani’s win means, I turned to my colleague Astead Herndon, who was on the ground reporting from an election night watch party for Mamdani. (You may have seen his big Mamdani profile in New York Times Magazine last month.)Astead and I...
