Last night, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist and State Assemblymember, won the New York City mayoral general election, defeating independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, and securing 50.4% of the total vote, according to the Associated Press .

His win clearly signals a mandate for a change in priorities for New York City, particularly concerning the city's affordability crisis. Mamdani's campaign, in fact, was built around a populist platform centered on economic relief for working-class New Yorkers, a message that culminated in a historic victory that makes him the city's first Muslim mayor .

Mamdani's signature proposals included a pledge to implement a rent freeze for all rent-stabilized tenants, a promise to make city buses fare-free, raising the mini

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