Nada Tawfik New York correspondent Watch moments from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor Zohran Mamdani decided, in his quest to become New York City’s mayor, he would walk the entire length of Manhattan – starting at 7 one Friday evening in early June. By the time he was done, it was 2:30 a.m. Video of...
As Beege wrote yesterday, New York City’s Democrats had several options for their next mayoral nominee, and few of them optimal. Somehow, though, the race came down to a “Globalize the Intifada” socialist and a predatory creep of an ex-governor, for reasons that mystify the rest of the country … except perhaps Chicago. And even...
Nada Tawfik BBC News, in New York City Shutterstock, Reuters Andrew Cuomo, left, and Zohran Mamdani A left-wing candidate has pulled up from behind to become the dark horse in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. His surprise success is indicative of the debate raging within the Democratic Party on what kinds of leaders they...
What an interesting couple of days in the Big Wormy Apple as far as this Democratic mayoral primary cycle is going. New York City is known for its mostly colorful, but not necessarily competent, politicians. Honestly, the jokers they have running against each other, vying for the Dem nomination – in effect, to most probably...
Lander had been escorting a defendant at immigration court when ICE officials swarmed in and handcuffed both of them. Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Brad Lander, a progressive mayoral candidate for New...
A new poll with a margin of error of 3 points has Zohran Mamdani trailing the former governor by just 2 percent. Democratic socialist assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has come within striking distance of Andrew Cuomo in newly released polling for the upcoming New York City mayoral election, with the breakout candidate being within a margin...
Sam Francis Political Reporter BBC Voters appear to be in a restless mood as Labour faces its first electoral test since its landslide general election victory. Reform UK is surging in the polls and the Liberal Democrats and Greens are also seeking to capitalise on voters’ apparent disenchantment with Labour and the Conservatives in English...
After bringing in $8 million from donors across New York City at a pace never before seen in the city’s elections, mayoral candidate and state Rep. Zohran Kwame Mamdani called on his supporters to shift their focus away from donating money and toward creating “the single largest volunteer operation in New York City history.” “I’m...