Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani Sworn In As New York City Mayor

January 1, 2026 2:07 am

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor just minutes into the New Year, taking the oath of office inside the historic City Hall subway station in a symbolic start to his term.

The oath was administered shortly after midnight by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, formally transferring power at the moment the new four year mayoral term began under state law. Mamdani’s wife, Rama Duwaji, stood beside him during the brief ceremony.

“Happy New Year to New Yorkers, both inside this tunnel and above,” Mamdani said after the oath, standing beneath the vaulted ceiling of …

Zohran Mamdani: Trump Warns New NYC Mayor To Be “Respectful”

November 6, 2025 1:36 am

United States President Donald Trump said he is willing to work with New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, but cautioned that the progressive mayor-elect must show “respect” toward Washington if he wants to succeed.

Trump made the comments Wednesday during an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, responding to Mamdani’s remarks after his historic election as the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor.

“He has to be a little bit respectful of Washington, because if he’s not, he doesn’t have a chance of succeeding,” Trump said. “And I want to make him succeed. I want to …

Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Election, Becomes First Muslim Mayor

November 5, 2025 1:50 am

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old progressive lawmaker and self-described democratic socialist, has won the New York City mayoral election, becoming the first Muslim mayor in the city’s history and one of the most prominent left-wing politicians to lead America’s largest metropolis.

Mamdani, a state assemblyman from Queens known for his grassroots organizing and outspoken stance on economic inequality, defeated independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s election. His victory marks a stunning rise for a candidate who was little known outside local political circles just months ago.

“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the …

Hochul Backs Mamdani For NYC Mayor Amid Poll Momentum

September 15, 2025 6:06 am

Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has endorsed Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the city’s mayoral race, lending establishment backing to the left-wing candidate whose campaign has surged in recent weeks.

In an op-ed published Sunday in The New York Times, Hochul said her decision followed “frank conversations” with Mamdani, 33, a progressive state lawmaker from Queens who won the Democratic primary in May with 56.4 percent of the vote.

“I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family,” …

Zohran Mamdani: The Insurgent Path To City Hall

September 12, 2025 5:38 am

“Insurgency is not marginal. It is the grammar of the present.”

By
Prof. MarkAnthony Nze
Investigative Journalist | Public Intellectual | Global Governance Analyst | Health & Social Care Expert | International Business/Immigration Law Professional

Executive Summary

This twelve-part series traces the insurgent rise of Zohran Mamdani — a Ugandan-born, Indian-heritage, Queens-raised assemblyman whose politics embodies both disruption and design. It is not biography but architecture: a literary-political framework that treats Mamdani not as anomaly but as prototype, refracting the contradictions of New York into a blueprint for the American left’s unfinished experiment.

The story opens with Origins …