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Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, he represented the 36th district in the New York State Assembly from 2021 to 2025. Mamdani is New York City's first Muslim and first Asian American mayor.
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As we’ve seen over the past year with the genocide that our country has funded and continues to fund – an Israeli military bombing campaign that has expanded into Lebanon and Syria and Yemen – we are continuing in this country to find money to kill kids while we tell public housing tenants that we don’t have enough money to fix their boilers.
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“We all love this city, and yet it doesn’t mean much if we can’t afford to stay here. We don’t want New York to be a symbol. We don’t want it to just be something that is unattainable for so many. We want it to be where people live, grow old and raise families.”
“As we’ve seen over the past year with the genocide that our country has funded and continues to fund – an Israeli military bombing campaign that has expanded into Lebanon and Syria and Yemen – we are continuing in this country to find money to kill kids while we tell public housing tenants that we don’t have enough money to fix their boilers.”
“They can’t afford their rent. They can’t afford their childcare. They can’t afford transit. They can’t afford their groceries. “The mayor has an incredible set of powers to provide relief in each of those areas, and yet, at every opportunity that has been given is almost always taken the decision to exacerbate the cost of living crisis, and that’s why working-class New Yorkers are being pushed out of the city that they built, the one that they call home.”
“I represent Steinway Street – the same street that Michael Bloomberg created the demographics unit within the NYPD to illegally surveil Muslims on the basis of our faith [after 9/11]. And now the representative of that street is going to run for the same position that created that department.”
“What we have is a number of New York state-registered charities that are sending at least $60m a year to Israeli settlement organisations which then use that funding to continue the history of expulsion and dispossession of Palestinians in the occupied territories that has been going on for decades.”
“s arrest warrant but that the US federal government does, calling on the federal government to execute the arrest. Mamdani connects environmental justice to social equity. He opposed expansion of the gas-fired Astoria Energy power plant, supports the All-Electric Buildings Act and congestion pricing, and proposed a”
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“agree on a lot more than I would have thought”
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CNBCTV18: Watch | New York mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking in Bengali will drive you nuts
The American Bazaar: Zohran Mamdani attends India Day Parade as New York City’s first Indian American Mayor
South China Morning Post: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks Chinese on social media, earns praise
“Today, I was back in Floral Park for the Queens India Day Parade — this time as the first Indian American mayor of New York City. It was an experience I will never forget.”
“演出现场见! on.nyc.gov/broadway”
“Long before this city made room for them, Dominicans were here. Today they are the bodegueros who keep the corner open at 3 a.m., the barbers who know every kid on the block by name, the garment workers whose hands built an industry. This week, I was proud to host a celebration in their honor.”
“Nearly 1,000 New Yorkers joined us for the final FDNY summer block party in the Bronx. Neighbors came together for food, music & fun while learning lifesaving fire safety education. Thank you to every member of the FDNY for protecting our city, & for building stronger communities along the way.”
“¡Mucha suerte! on.nyc.gov/broadway”
Yahoo: NYC Teachers Union President Blasts Mayor Zohran Mamdani Administration for Wasting ‘Everyone’s Time’
Yahoo: New Yorkers take Zohran Mamdani free bus promise literally as MTA loses millions in skipped fares
Newsweek: Zohran Mamdani’s Ex-Rival Blasts Mayor’s Critics—’Stop Being Sore Losers’
Snopes rated the claim “In August 2026, the Florida Chamber of Commerce paid for an advertisement in Times Square naming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Florida's "Economic Developer of the Year."” True.
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DigitEye India rated the claim “A recent video allegedly shows New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani trying to break through state troopers to stop mass deportations.” The claim is misleading. The video is real but it actually shows Mamdani, who was then a New York City mayoral candidate shouting at White House Border Czar Tom Homan in Albany in March 2025. The confrontation took place after the arrest of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)..
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Snopes rated the claim “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-run grocery stores will require shoppers to present photo identification.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A real video shows Zohran Mamdani Not Applauding At Funeral Of Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad.” Made With AI.
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The Guardian: Can Mamdani’s plan for city-run stores deliver cheap food for New Yorkers?
Snopes rated the claim “In July 2026, some families of 9/11 victims signed a petition aimed at excluding New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 25th-anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attacks.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a July 2026 interview that white New Yorkers must pay cash reparations to the descendants of Black slaves.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A meme authentically shows a photo of one of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's discount grocery stores and reveals a scam alleging his extended family both sold and then bought back the property to financially profit.” Labeled Satire.
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The Guardian: Loyal to the look: why Zohran Mamdani wears a suit in all seasons
The Guardian: ‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
The Guardian: Mamdani says he can’t arrest Netanyahu as mayor and urges US to enforce ICC warrant
The Guardian: Mamdani taps Lina Khan and Tony Shorris for key New York economic posts
The Guardian: ‘He’s a war criminal’: Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York
The Guardian: How Zohran Mamdani and other US mayors use the World Cup to communicate
Snopes rated the claim “in July 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed for a 20% raise in his salary and the salaries of other city officials.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A photo circulating online in 2026 authentically shows a young Zohran Mamdani, New York's mayor, standing with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and tech billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked not to come back to Katz's Deli, a well-known Jewish eatery, after he supposedly visited with pro-Palestine activists in July 2026.” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Zohran Mamdani was barred from Katz's Deli in New York” Satire Site.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Zohran Mamdani's MTA put only Iran's flag on New York subway trains (implied)” 48 FIFA Flags.
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The New York City Rent Guidelines Board approved Mamdani's proposal to freeze the rent of rent-stabilized apartments, which make up 40% of New York City's apartments, for two years
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Awarded Time 100 (2026).
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Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a pied-à-terre tax, taxing second homes of owners who live outside New York City for single-family homes valued above $5 million or condominiums above $1 million
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Mamdani announced La Marqueta marketplace in Manhattan's East Harlem neighborhood as the first identified site of his planned city-run grocery stores
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A homemade explosive device was thrown into the crowd of an anti-Islam protest organized by far-right activist and January 6 United States Capitol attack rioter Jake Lang outside Gracie Mansion, Mamdani's official reside
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Career landmark: inauguration.
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Career landmark: Mayor of New York City (2026).
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The day after the election, Mamdani announced the first members of his mayoral transition team, with Elana Leopold as executive director, and co-chairs Maria Torres-Springer, the former first deputy mayor; Lina Khan, the
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Becoming the city's youngest mayor since 1892, its first Asian American and Muslim mayor, and its first foreign-born mayor since Abraham Beame, who was born in the United Kingdom
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Election won: 2025 election.
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Election won: 2025 New York City mayoral election.
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Campaign: 2025 New York City mayoral election.
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“by Carl Campanile and Matt Troutman, NY Post (28 October 2025) === Election night victory speech ( 5 November 2025) ===”
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Campaign: 2025 election.
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Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City
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Career landmark: member of the New York State Assembly (2021–2025).
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Career landmark: hunger strike.
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Mamdani met animator and illustrator Rama Duwaji through Hinge, an online dating application
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“s 36th State Assembly district, which encompasses Astoria and Long Island City in Queens. He was endorsed by the DSA, running on a platform of housing reform, police and prison reform, and public ownership of utilities. Mamdani”
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Defeating five-term incumbent Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary
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Mamdani worked as a foreclosure prevention and housing counselor
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Mamdani released the song "Salaam" under the name Zohran Kwame
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Mamdani joined the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and worked for the campaign of New York City Council candidate Khader El-Yateem, a Palestinian Lutheran minister and democratic socia
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Studied at Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts (2014).
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With a bachelor's degree in Africana studies
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As part of a fundraising drive to stave off bankruptcy
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Mamdani graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx, where he co-founded the school's first cricket team and unsuccessfully ran for student body vice president
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Returned to Kampala for a year and attended school during his father's sabbatical there; his paternal grandparents and aunt still lived there and helped take care of him while his father was working on the book Good M
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Born 1991-10-18.
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In Kampala, Uganda, the only child of postcolonialist academic Mahmood Mamdani and filmmaker Mira Nair
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They can’t afford their rent. They can’t afford their childcare. They can’t afford transit. They can’t afford their groceries. “The mayor has an incredible set of powers to provide relief in each of those areas, and yet, at every opportunity that has been given is almost always taken the decision to exacerbate the cost of living crisis, and that’s why working-class New Yorkers are being pushed out of the city that they built, the one that they call home.
I represent Steinway Street – the same street that Michael Bloomberg created the demographics unit within the NYPD to illegally surveil Muslims on the basis of our faith [after 9/11]. And now the representative of that street is going to run for the same position that created that department.
What we have is a number of New York state-registered charities that are sending at least $60m a year to Israeli settlement organisations which then use that funding to continue the history of expulsion and dispossession of Palestinians in the occupied territories that has been going on for decades.
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