Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani makes a statement outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2025. Mike Segar/Reuters

The last time Bernie Sanders headlined a rally in Queens it was 2019, he was trying to reenergize his presidential campaign after a heart attack, and Zohran Mamdani was asking attendees to sign petitions for his first assembly run.

On Sunday afternoon, the Vermont senator is expected to help fill a stadium in Queens for Mamdani in the hopes of powering him to a strong finish in his bid to be New York City mayor.

During his campaign, Mamdani has echoed the same working-class-focused message used by Sanders more than three decades ago when he first ran for mayor of Burlington, Vermont.

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