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# #ZohranMamdani’s Internationalism Is Not an Afterthought

_How Mamdani can make municipal solidarity more than a slogan._

> With a more considered approach to the NYC Office of International Affairs—and a proper plan of action to govern it—Mamdani can turn the page on the corruption of the […]

# If We Want Mamdani to Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power

> Because Mamdani’s campaign is now the test case for progressive governance, how he manages the NYPD will have enormous consequences for left organizing across the country. But ultimately, what happens will be less down to […]

# Zohran Mamdani’s Moral Revolution — A Response

_**New Republic** reads Mamdani’s moral politics as mostly religious. I suggest the real story is a synthesis: Islamic ethics + democratic socialism + a relational, schmoozal political practice that goes well beyond “grassroots.”_

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# Mamdani skips Veterans Day parade to serve food to Bronx veterans

> "I wanted to insure that on Veterns Day I actually got the time to sit down with veterans and hear from them."

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# Against Mamdani’s Wishes, Gen Z Councilman Plans to Challenge Jeffries

_Chi Ossé, a New York City councilman, has told allies he is preparing to challenge Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House._

> Mr. Mamdani has privately tried to discourage his ideological […]

# Run, Chi, Run!

> Brooklyn deserves better than spineless, do-nothing Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, and Kirsten Gillibrand.
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> While Donald Trump wages a fascist crusade across the country and our state — kidnapping our immigrant neighbors, helping corporate landlords drive […]

# From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor

> Mamdani’s sweeping victory proves the political promise of democracy. And if he governs as he campaigned—as a courageous and deeply principled, yet always results-oriented, champion of economic justice and social uplift—he will prove, as La Guardia […]

# Mayor Mamdani’s Budget Can Add Up

> These fiscal challenges are surmountable, for the simple reason that the state and the city are both in a sound economic position to raise taxes given the stock of upper-middle- and high-income earners. But making this move as a matter of policy will mean […]

How could #ZohranMamdani pay for his bold agenda for New York?

_A look at the realities the mayor-elect will face to pay for his progressive policies – and whose support he needs_

> “The dramatic way of putting it is New York City can’t raise dog licensing fees without state legislature […]

# #ZohranMamdani Announces First Deputy Mayor and Chief of Staff in First Major Address

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# #ZohranMamdani’s writer on crafting a historic victory speech: ‘In New York, inspiration is everywhere’

> Mamdani and Gerson wanted New Yorkers to come away from the victory speech feeling as if they would also have an important part to play in the new administration, and that no suggestion […]

The Law of the Excluded Schmooze

"The belief that freedom and discipline must be in opposition only makes sense in a civilization that has long lived under what we might call the law of the excluded schmooze.
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Perhaps discipline, properly understood, is nothing more than care extended […]

# Black Lives Matter Leader GOES OFF On Democrats Following Mamdani's Win

A perpective from the Bronx

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# #ZohranMamdani, New York City and the promise to revive social democracy in America.

> New York is a city in which it is not absurd to say that a large slice of the middle class share everyday interests and experiences with the 56 percent of the population who are either on low-incomes or in […]

# Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani

> Beneath its humdrum requests, every email said more or less the same thing: _Can you explain how reading certain things can turn a person into a socialist—and, possibly, a terrorist-sympathizing antisemite?_ It’s a storied gambit […]

Tweet: Melanie D'Arrigo Andrew Cuomo is considering a run for Congress. He was forced to resign as governor. He lost the Dem primary for mayor. He lost the mayoral general election. No means no. Just take the L and move to Florida. Quoted Tweet: Matthew Kassel Intel from Somos: Andrew Cuomo is now exploring a campaign for retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler’s Manhattan House seat, according to two people familiar with the matter.

If this is true, then Andrew Cuomo seems eager to divest himself of any shreds of dignity that have accidentally clung to him.

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# Lights, Camera, Election: #ZohranMamdani's Bollywood-Inspired Path to NYC Mayor

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# The Mamdani moment: In conversation with political theorist Prof. Corey Robin

* #ZohranMamdani’s election as New York City’s Mayor is more than a local story. His victory has drawn global attention, bringing the American left into focus once again. In this interview with The Hindu […]

# Live From New York: #ZohranMamdani’s Got Jokes

_New York City’s next mayor showed during the campaign that he has a sharp sense of humor. Keeping things light at City Hall could be trickier._

> one powerful explanation for Mr. Mamdani’s success is deceptively simple.
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> He seemed fun. He […]

Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show

"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day […]

# Mamdani will not send Wall Street on the run

> The same college-educated, white-collar workers who backed Mamdani’s affordability campaign are pinched by costs precisely because their cohort wants to live here.
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> "There are two things driving the US economy right now: compute power and […]

# Among Mamdani’s Many Upcoming Challenges: Fixing New York City’s Schools

### #ZohranMamdani, the mayor-elect, will encounter dwindling enrollment, lackluster reading scores and federal officials spoiling for a fight.

> In New York, schools allow students to use bathrooms that align with […]

# #ZohranMamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters

> the most important number from Mamdani’s campaign is 100,000. That’s the number of people who actively volunteered for the campaign, knocking on doors, talking to their neighbors and co-workers. That’s one in every 10 people who […]

# Zohran's Promise

> Much has been made of Mamdani’s exceptional qualities as a communicator and campaigner, his use of video and social media, and his ability to disarm ideological opponents with humor, conviviality, and, when necessary, a cutting riposte, delivered with a smile. He has been […]

# The arrival of #MayorMamdani

> What I believe has prepared 34-year-old Zohran for governing the largest and most complex city in America is his experience with people. This sounds sappy, or something out of a TED talk, but allow me an explanation. There has been no New York mayor in the […]

# Cuomo Backers Burned $65 Per Vote, Including $13.3 Million From Bloomberg

> With Cuomo garnering just under 855,000 votes, that amounted to the would-be power brokers spending $65 per vote for a losing candidate.
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> Meanwhile, independent committees that included backers such as the Working […]

# This City Belongs to You.

> On January 1st I will be sworn in as the mayor of New York City...and that is because of you!
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> You showed that when politics speaks to you without condescension we can usher in a new era of leadership.
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> New York, this power: it's yours. This city belongs to […]

# Trump voters for Mamdani and a new left coalition: the biggest surprises from New York’s election

> He built the coalition that the left always wanted to build: it’s multiracial, it’s young, it’s renters and it’s people squeezed by affordability. He improved considerably with Black and […]

# The Mamdani Moment

### Corey Robin

> Two quick points about Mamdani that we need to remember.
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> First, it’s easy to see Mamdani’s victory as one data point, lost amid a sea of other data points. But Mamdani’s victory is a continuation of what I called the Nevada Moment, back in February […]

# A New Era for NYC

> Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won with a vision to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents. Learn how his administration will hit the ground running to deliver on this agenda from day one.

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