Zohran Mamdani , New York state assemblyman and New York City mayoral candidate, was heckled, booed and subjected to xenophobic insults while campaigning in Staten Island this week.

Why It Matters

Mamdani, 33, became the Democratic mayoral nominee after defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the June 24 Democratic primary.

Results finalized by the New York City Board of Elections showed Mamdani easily clearing the 50 percent threshold, resulting in both Cuomo and New York City Mayor Eric Adams running as independents in opposition of his candidacy.

All three have gone after one another while the perennial Republican candidate, 71-year-old Curtis Sliwa, is once again aiming for a major upset for the GOP. Former federal prosecutor Jim Walden is also vying for a long-sh

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