How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign

How newly registered NYC voters are helping fuel Zohran Mamdani's campaign

Winning the primary on the single issue of affordability comes with pressure. Voters expect Mamdani to deliver.

The Democratic activist building an army of Zohran Mamdanis

Soon after Zohran Mamdani secured the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, Amanda Litman posted a video selfie on TikTok. “The dinosaurs of the past, the boomers, the hostile managers, the assholes—they are behind us,” she preached to the camera. If viewers felt inspired to “run to take on the status quo,” they should head to her organization’s website and register. Though Mamdani is not affiliated with Litman’s eight-year-old nonprofi…

PERSPECTIVE: Zohran Mamdani, frontrunner in NYC’s mayoral race, has good ideas with shaky foundations NABJ Black News & Views

As a New Yorker and a person of Black American descent, I proudly witnessed the historic election of David Dinkins as the first Black mayor of New York City (1990–1993) and the election of President Barack Obama to the highest office of this land (2009–2017). These were two moments of immense pride and hope. Now, we stand on the brink of potentially electing Zohran Mamdani, a person of Muslim descent and a representative for another marginalized…