For me, New York City has always been a place of wonder and limitless possibility. This belief was renewed Tuesday when the country’s largest city elected its first Muslim mayor , Zohran Mamdani. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers eschewed Islamophobia and bigotry in favor of hope and kindness.

Throughout the race, Mamdani painstakingly centered his campaign on making the city a less expensive place to live. But in the closing days of the race, Mamdani’s focus on affordability became overshadowed by bilious Islamophobia from right-wing pundits, Republicans and even Democrats — including former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo , who remained in the race as an independent candidate despite losing the Democratic nomination to Mamdani. It was all a dismaying reminder that bigotry against Mu

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