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Zohran Mamdani S Supporters Celebrate An Astonishing Victory

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Zohran Mamdani takes selfies with supporters after speaking at his primary election party. Heather Khalifa/AP Last night, with Zohran Mamdani on the verge of an extraordinary political upset in the New York City Democratic primary for mayor, the mood outside the candidate’s watch party in Queens was one of... Few had expected such a swift and decisive victory for the young socialist state assemblymember over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who by around 10:30 p.m. had already called Mamdani to concede.

The city was in the midst of a historic heat wave—temperatures earlier that day had topped 100 degrees and did not relent much into the night. Because the campaign was turning away supporters—and press—that had not made the list, a cheerful crowd began to form outside the rooftop bar in Long Island City where Mamdani was scheduled to speak. Most were young, and some had come out in their DIY Mamdani merch. A local group of cyclists, seeing that early results favored Mamdani, had diverted their weekly ride to the bar. One member, who gave his name as Joe, told me that Mamdani had spoken at a memorial event for a cyclist who had been killed in a hit-and-run leaving one of the group’s rides. “He’s a man of the people,” Joe said.

“I want someone who’s gonna walk the streets of Manhattan rather than assault the people of Manhattan.” A little after 11 p.m., fellow mayoral candidate and New York City comptroller Brad Lander—who had co-endorsed Mamdani in the last weeks of the race—emerged from a car to welcoming cheers and made his... A livestream of the speeches had been set up outside of the bar, where spectators were spilling into the street. Many supporters had hoped against hope that Mamdani would prevail, and their surprise was evident, particularly at a moment of Democratic malaise. Varsha Suresh, who is one of Mamdani’s constituents in Queens, had made her way to the party to bask in the results. “It’s incredible to come here and just feed off of this energy in this time where it’s so difficult to even think of something positive in the United States—that New York can lead the...

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Volunteers with the Democratic Socialists and other campaign organizers at the Brooklyn Paramount victory party described the night as “surreal” and vowed to fight back against President Trump’s agenda. Sumaya Awad, a NYC-DSA member, describes Zohran as a politician “that doesn’t put the platform and the mission at the expense of anyone.” “When people’s needs aren’t being met, they need an alternative, and so far, only the far right was providing an alternative in the form of authoritarianism, in the form of fascism, in the form... “What this campaign and our movement was able to do was offer a left alternative.” NEW YORK − They filled the dance floor in front of a DJ playing remixes of Bad Bunny’s “Nueva Yol,” classic New York hip hop like 50 Cent’s "Many Men" and Afrobeats. Here at Brooklyn’s Paramount Theater, these were the voters who helped power New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory.

Younger. Racially diverse. And enthusiastic for a new generation of leadership in America’s largest city. Located on the border of the rapidly developing Downtown Brooklyn and the once majority-Black, now heavily gentrified Fort Greene neighborhood, the 2,700-capacity theater is in one of the areas where progressive young professionals drove... On the floor, while Mamdani's supporters danced, throngs of media both domestic and foreign searched for interviews and New York politicos chatted with one another. Behind the podium were flags for the city of New York and a large screen for Spectrum News 1, the local New York television station.

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations When Democrat Zohran Mamdani was declared the next mayor of New York City just after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday — nearly half an hour after the polls closed — supporters at watch parties across the city erupted in cheers. Mamdani’s win over former Gov.

Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa makes him New York City’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor. At 34, the Queens lawmaker will also be the youngest person to lead the city in more than 100 years. The largely Latino crowd at a party hosted by the nonprofit Make the Road in Corona, Queens, broke out in chants of “Sí, se pudo!” which translates to “Yes, we did!” Supporters and high-profile New York Democrats gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate New York’s first Muslim mayor At Zohran Mamdani’s election night party in downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday night, hundreds of his supporters erupted in cheers and applause as the democratic socialist from Queens was elected the next mayor of New... “I’m ecstatic!” “This is life-changing!” “I’m lost for words!” were just some of the refrains from the crowd as they celebrated history in the making: New York has its first Muslim mayor.

The 34-year-old state assembly member won with more than 50% of the vote, defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Supporters began arriving and gathering at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre around 9pm ET, when the polls in New York closed. Many attenders were seen wearing Mamdani campaign merchandise such as baseball caps, beanies and T-shirts. NEW YORK — Yells of “Let’s F**king Go” erupted at a Long Island City viewing party for state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani when news broke that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was officially conceding to the democratic socialist in the New York City mayoral primary on Tuesday evening. Mamdani’s success comes as his once-long shot — and unabashedly progressive — campaign surged in momentum in recent weeks.

For many of his most devoted supporters, it’s been a respite and animating force amid the otherwise dispiriting politics of the current moment. “It has been a ray of light, a ray of hope and that’s both because of the way that Zohran has committed to building a grassroots campaign and it’s also because we know what’s... “The ability to actually win that in a moment and in a city when the national political landscape is so dark, that’s been incredible.” For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 — we can’t do this without you. Multiple supporters cited challenges of affordability in the city and Mamdani’s willingness to meet with as many New Yorkers as he could as major draws for his campaign.

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