NYC has its first Muslim mayor with Mamdani. NJ mayors led the way

Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s first Muslim mayor has been hailed as a historic milestone, and that is true — for the Big Apple.

But across the Hudson River and around the country, Muslim mayors have been quietly serving their communities for decades.

Muslim mayors now lead city and town halls in California, Georgia, Michigan, Texas and Maryland. New Jersey alone has had at least 10 Muslim mayors, including two currently in office: Mohamed Khairullah, who has led Prospect Park for nearly 20 years, and Ted Green, East Orange mayor since 2018.

“It’s a natural progression,” said former Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin. “There has been a lot of work by Muslim organizers. But it’s also the PTA moms, and the soccer coaches and the baseball coaches and the hundreds of Muslims