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Zohran Mamdani sworn in as Mayor of New York at City Hall

January 02, 2026 1:29 am

Zohran Mamdani arrived at the City Hall for the inauguration, accompanied by his wife, Rama Duwaji, in a yellow cab.

Zohran Mamdani campaigned in poetry. He must now govern in prose

January 01, 2026 4:11 pm

His crowd-pleasing spending agenda worked on the campaign trail, but it needs to be paid for. Can the new mayor manage this task without hurting New York City’s dynamism?

Between 'Communist' Mamdani and 'Despot' Trump, the common ground is the city

November 22, 2025 5:55 pm

Mamdani’s charm and Trump’s unpredictability can, indeed, come together to make a great media spectacle. But for New Yorkers, reeling under inflation and the worst housing crisis in a century, the initial levels of comfort between its mayor-elect and Trump mean that there’s something to look forward to

Posting an old photo showing the two being led away in handcuffs by NYPD officers, Krishnan wrote, “Just over four years ago, Zohran and I were arrested for civil disobedience — fighting for debt relief for taxi workers.”(X/@voteshekar)

‘Zohran has always been a fighter’: Indian-origin NYC council member recalls being arrested with city’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani

November 05, 2025 6:20 pm

Mamdani, 34, a state lawmaker from Queens and an avowed democratic socialist, clinched a decisive victory Tuesday to become New York’s 111th mayor — and its first Muslim and South Asian leader.

7 takeaways from a stunning New York City Mayoral Election

November 05, 2025 5:43 pm

Tuesday’s results underscored how thoroughly Mamdani has built his own new coalition of support, uniting younger voters with working-class immigrant enclaves in Queens.

How Zohran Mamdani beat back New York’s elite and was elected mayor

November 05, 2025 12:34 pm

A young democratic socialist, Mamdani had just toppled former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, upending New York’s power structure in an upset so stunning and so swift that even he had not fully seen it coming.

'Refuse to apologise for being Muslim': Zohran Mamdani's all out attack against Trump after winning NYC polls

November 05, 2025 11:46 am

During his fiery speech after defeating independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, Mamdani trained his gun at the US president and raised an all-out attack against the Republican leader.

Mamdani blazes trail as New York’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor-elect

November 05, 2025 9:11 am

Mamdani’s ascent in New York City was propelled by a relentless focus on affordability and indefatigable campaigning that expanded the electorate in striking ways.

New York Mayor Election Results LIVE Updates: ‘Turn the volume up,’ Mamdani attacks Trump in fiery speech after winning NYC mayoral election

November 06, 2025 9:24 am

New York Mayor Election 2025 Live, Zohran Mamdani Vs Andrew Cuomo Live Updates: 34-year-old Mamdani has become the youngest mayor of New York City as the city witnessed the highest voter turnout since 1969, exceeding 2 million votes.

Trump's strength, Democrats' message and the shutdown effect. What to watch on Election Day 2025

November 04, 2025 11:18 am

The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. Trump lost both last fall, but voters in each have a history of electing Republicans for statewide office.

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All you need to know about Amazon's new home, Long Island city

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Amazon officially announced that it will put a major corporate outpost in the New York neighborhood of Long Island City. Here is what the Queens enclave has to offer the tech giant.