New York: New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani, who scripted history as the first Indian-American and Muslim to win the post, spent his first day as mayor-elect in the most unassuming way. He ate Nepali food with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) at a modest restaurant in Jackson Heights.

The 34-year-old Democrat, who defeated Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo in the November 4 polls, spent his first day in office giving interviews and holding transition meetings before heading to Laliguras Bistro for lunch. Photos of the two leaders at the restaurant have gone viral, with social media users hailing Mamdani as an “honorary Nepali.”

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