Author: Elizabeth Chng

On November 4th, Zohran Mamdani went from partying on the streets of New York to becoming its newly elected mayor. Despite President Trump’s endorsement of his opponent Andrew Cuomo, NBC News cites that Mamdani won 50.4 percent of the votes, 9 percent more than Cuomo. Out of all the boroughs, Mamdani lost only Staten Island—the borough with the highest home ownership and median income—hinting at the coalition challenges ahead. His platform is unambiguous: free bus fares, rent freezes, and aggressive taxation of the wealthy to fund it all as stated on his party’s website. And despite New York being home…