“This City Belongs to You,’ Mamdani Says as He Celebrates Victory.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race after a triumphant campaign built on progressive ideas and a relentless focus on affordability. He will become the city’s first Muslim mayor, and its youngest in more than a century.
On Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, election the 34-year-old, Ugandan-born Democratic socialist defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.