Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. AP

Zohran Mamdani , a self-described democratic socialist, has been elected mayor of New York City.

More than one million New Yorkers — 50.4% of the electorate — cast their ballots for a guy who promises government-run grocery stores, free buses, a rent-freeze, diminishing the role of police in fighting crime, higher taxes on the wealthy and a vastly expanded government sector.

Some of his best numbers came from the gentrified or gentrifying neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

Prospect Heights, East Williamsburg and Bushwick gave him more than 80% of their votes.

These areas are now associated more with oat-milk lattes than organized labor.

That’s led many conservatives to scoff at the idea that

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