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Zohran Mamdani stormed to victory in the New York City mayoral elections with a pledge to improve the quality of life for the city’s eight and half million residents.
During his campaign, Mamdani visited a Clinton Hill senior center and took time to listen to residents' concerns. Ester Geddis, who was photographed with Mamdani during the visit, is living on a fixed income. She said she hopes he'll help keep costs down.
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced an all-female team of co-chairs for his transition team, including former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan.
After Zohran Mamdani successfully completed his historic bid for mayor of the country's largest city on Tuesday night, he was joined onstage by his wife Rama Duwaji. In his speech, Mamdani thanked Duwaji, saying, "There is no one I would rather have by my side in this moment and in every moment."
Zohran Mamdani’s rapid rise from outer-borough state assemblyman to shock Democratic mayoral nominee was already one of the biggest political stories in years in New York City
Nair, the iconic filmmaker behind such classics as "Mississippi Masala," starring a young Denzel Washington, "The Namesake" and "Monsoon Wedding," was wearing a bright blue and green sari and sporting a traditional Hindu bindi on her forehead. She kissed the mayor-elect's arm.
Mamdani's Queens apartment was the subject of scrutiny during the campaign. He will now be getting a major upgrade.