Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise to Election Day victory on Tuesday may have surprised some, but for those who have long pushed for a fairer, more inclusive New York, it was both foreseeable and long overdue – the natural expression of a city ready to reimagine what democracy can look like, particularly with the right leadership. For months, New Yorkers signaled that they were ready for more than reform – they were ready for transformation.

Voters demanded a new political and economic paradigm – one that rejects a governing model built to subsidize private interests under the banner of modern supply-side economics while merely managing people’s deprivation. Instead, they chose an approach that centers human dignity, capability and shared prosperity as the true purpose of public investment.

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