NYC landlords are scrambling to stop Mamdani's ascent, warning that the candidate's policies would "destroy" the city's rental market. But renters back him up.

Zohran Mamdani officially claimed victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary, securing a record 565K votes and declaring a “mandate" for his progressive agenda.

The father of socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani sits on an advisory council of an Israel-hating organization that routinely accuses the Jewish state of committing “genocide” – and has expressed sympathy for suicide bombers.

Fresh off losing New York’s Democratic primary for mayor to Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ramped up his efforts to push the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, out of the race.

First-time voters and young voters turned out in droves for the New York mayoral primary. Their choice for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, may or may not herald a wider tea party-like revolt. But his win serves as a repudiation of the political establishment.

Critics including venture capitalist Shaun Maguire and billionaire Bill Ackman have targeted Mahmood Mamdani’s academic writing on social media in recent days.

Mr. Mamdani’s victory upended city politics and reverberated nationally. He relied on a memorable message, charisma and a strong ground game.

Zohran Mamdani has won a decisive victory in the primary race to become the Democratic candidate for the next mayor of New York City, according to The Associated Press, after building a commanding lead in first-choice results that shook the national political establishment.

It was not so long ago that the rent and housing were sideline issues,” says one leading tenant organizer. “Now it's really almost impossible to ignore because of the scale, depth and breadth of the pain.