Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani brought his anti-Trump tour to Staten Island on Wednesday, where he said “despite the caricatures” of the island, he was confident he could make inroads because of his focus on affordability and immigration.

Mamdani won several election precincts in the borough in the June primary, but his more moderate opponent Andrew Cuomo carried the island. His appearance Wednesday drew a crowd of vocal opponents.

“I know that though there are Staten Islanders who are passionate in their support for Donald Trump, there are some of those who voted for both of us,” Mamdani said, speaking from the backyard of a Stapleton Turkish restaurant.

“I do not blame them, because what they may have heard is a throughline in just how suffocating this cost of living cr

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