One day before early voting begins in the New York mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani condemned the “racist, baseless” attacks he’s faced in recent days, saying the attacks exemplify the islamophobia Muslims all over New York face every day.

"I have sought to be the candidate fighting for every single New Yorker, not simply the Muslim candidate," Mamdani told reporters gathered outside of a mosque in the Bronx. "I thought that if I could build a campaign of universality, I could define myself as the leader I aspire to be, one representing every New Yorker, no matter their skin color or religion, no matter where they were born."

"And I thought that if I behaved well enough or bit my tongue enough in the face of racist, baseless attacks, all while returning back to my central

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