‘Badhai!’ In India, a celebration for Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral win and his roots

Mamdani wins: a step toward fight-back

That Zohran Kwame Mamdani won an election in New York City with more than 50% of the vote was a smackdown to the vicious campaign of Islamophobia, hatred of migrants and communist-baiting that infested the anti-Mamdani ads, such as those shown non-stop during the World Series. That a camarilla of bi

50 Cent Posts Anti-Zohran Mamdani Memes After New York Mayoral Election Victory: ‘RIP NYC’

The Queens rapper is too fond of his fellow Queens native's tax plans for the rich.

Molly Crabapple Is Savoring Zohran’s Win

“I am still in ecstasy over this,” said artist Molly Crabapple on the phone today, November 5. Millions of us feel the same way — Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral election yesterday sparked celebrations across the world, including at a bar in Williamsburg where Crabapple danced and cheered with her friends and fellow organizers. “There was an Italian TV crew that interviewed me while I was drunk off my ass and asked if I was…

Rich New Yorkers freaking out after Zohran Mamdani’s win — but escape options are limited

Wealthy New Yorkers are feverishly calling their financial advisers after Zohran Mamdani’s blowout mayoral win, desperately looking to protect their investments, their paychecks – and even themselves, On The Money has learned.

Zohran Mamdani’s Media Savvy Helped Make Him New York’s Next Mayor, But Will He Give The Struggling Film & TV Biz A Boost?

New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani is many things to many people, but in entertainment circles he is seen as a genuine child of showbiz. His mother, Mira Nair, is an Oscar-nominated writer and director whose credits include Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay. He also pursued a rap career, as a scroll through TikTok in recent weeks will recall, under the name Young Cardamom and, in time, Mr. Cardamom. His multiple credits on Nair…

World reacts to Mamdani’s win in New York mayoral race

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayor’s race on Tuesday made ripples globally. Left-leaning officials in many countries, from Colombia to the UK to Hungary, hailed the democratic socialist’s win, seeing it as a triumph for progressivism worldwide. Leaders in Israel, whose government Mamdani has lambasted, decried the outcome; one minister encouraged New York Jews to move to Israel. In India, the reaction was more mixed: Mamdani is …