Zohran Kwame Mamdani clinched the 2025 New York City mayor’s race in a stunning upset, declaring, “Tonight you have delivered a mandate for change — a mandate for a city we can afford.”

In a victory speech that called out Donald Trump by name — “So, Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.” — Mamdani cast his win as more than political: a turning point for the city.

The 34-year-old Democratic Socialist, once a little-known Queens assemblyman, flipped the script on establishment heavyweight Andrew Cuomo, earning approximately 56 % of the vote to Cuomo’s 44 % in the full ranked-choice count.

Now, as the mayor-elect of America’s largest city, Mamdani’s campaign promises — from free city buses and rent freezes to billions in corporate taxes

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