"The future is in our hands, my friends, we have toppled a political dynasty," New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said to a roaring crowd in Brooklyn. The results of the mayoral race that skyrocketed to national attention were heard across the U.

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor, fending off an upset bid by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

When he announced his run for mayor last October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. But that was before the 34-year-old democratic socialist crashed the national political scene with a stunning upset over former New York Gov.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist in the state Assembly, will become New York City's first Muslim mayor and its first mayor of South Asian descent.

Zohran Mamdani was elected New York City mayor Tuesday, capping his meteoric rise to national prominence. The 34-year-old democratic socialist will make history as the city’s first Muslim mayor - and its youngest in more than a century.

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has won the race for mayor of New York City over former governor Andrew Cuomo.

Wall Street braced for change with the election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City on Tuesday, an outcome set to reverberate in the heart of global capitalism as financiers worry about the city's competitiveness and business appeal.