Fresh off his historic win in New York City’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani vowed on Wednesday to stand up for New York against Trump. He said his victory was a mandate to tackle what he called the city’s twin crises -- an authoritarian administration in Washington and a deepening affordability crunch at home.

“New Yorkers are facing twin crises in this moment — an authoritarian administration and an affordability crisis,” Mamdani said at his first post-election news conference. “And it will be my job to deliver on both.”

The 34-year-old Democrat, who will become New York’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, said he intends to challenge President Donald Trump’s threats to strip federal funding from the city while tackling rising housing and living costs.

“I will stand up for this city a

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