The two faces of a surging progressive movement came together for a power lunch over beef momos one day after Tuesday's historic mayoral election

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday at one of her favorite restaurants in Jackson Heights. Over a meal of Nepalese food at Laliguras Bistro that also included chilli chicken with tingmo bread and aloo dum, the democratic socialists discussed the need for generational change in their party and their responsibility as leaders of the movement, according to a person familiar with their conversation.

They also discussed the importance of New York City as being a model of Democratic governance for the rest of the country, according to the person, who wasn’t authorized to detail private conversations.

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