Some point to his viral social media clips. Some say it’s the dimples. But Mamdani won with a disciplined campaign across all five boroughs.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won Tuesday's mayoral race with strong support from younger, progressive and newly arrived New Yorkers, according to exit polls. Despite his working-class platform, middle- and upper-middle-income voters powered Mamdani’s victory while poorer and richer residents favored Cuomo.

Years ago, billionaire Peter Thiel said that high student debt and the lack of affordable housing were causing young Americans to lose faith.

Speaking to a crowd at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, Mamdani declared the win a “mandate for change” and a rejection of politics “that answers only to the few.” Watch the video.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani made history this week for a number of reasons after being elected the new mayor of New York

And in the general election, he ran up some of his widest margins in Brooklyn neighborhoods like Park Slope, where Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary by double digits. Mr. Mamdani won in most wealthy neighborhoods, but not the richest neighborhoods of TriBeCa and the Upper East Side.

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre criticized Democratic Party leadership for not endorsing New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran Mamdani just made history in politics by becoming not only the city's youngest mayor since 1892, but also its first Muslim mayor. However, his past wasn't always dedicated to laying the foundations for political leadership.