Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.https://t.co/7tewUOBm0A pic.twitter.com/1VbUePzk3J
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- Zohran Mamdani's election as New York City's 111th mayor marks historic firsts as the first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest leader since the 19th century, driven by record turnout over 2 million voters amid backlash against incumbent Eric Adams' corruption scandal.
- The 34-year-old democratic socialist Queens assemblyman, born in Uganda to Indian parents, leveraged social media, immigrant outreach, and affordability pledges to defeat Andrew Cuomo despite $40 million in opposition spending and Islamophobic attacks, securing over 50% in early votes across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
- Celebrations erupted in Times Square and Brooklyn watch parties, with strong support from young voters and Jewish districts countering antisemitism claims, though Republican Curtis Sliwa and President Trump vowed resistance to Mamdani's progressive agenda on taxes, policing, and Palestinian rights.
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