As the New York City mayoral race enters its final days, thousands of people congregated in Forest Hills, Queens, on Sunday to rally for Democrat Zohran Mamdani, with a turnout that almost rivaled that of President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden nearly one year ago to the day.
Why It Matters
Mamdani, a New York assemblyman, is leading the polls against independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York, and Republican Curtis Sliwa with a week to go until Election Day. The progressive candidate's proposals include a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments and the establishment of a Department of Community Safety to increase spending on subway outreach and violence prevention.
Trump, who frequently boasts about crowd sizes at his events, staunchly opposes

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