8 h. ago NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

New York City’s mayoral candidates are set to make a final push to get voters to the polls as the race to lead America’s biggest city nears its finale

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8 h. ago It’s clear why Zohran Mamdani is leading in the New York mayoral race | Margaret Sullivan

There’s a clarity about Mamdani’s message that stands in sharp contrast to most Democratic politiciansFor someone who exudes positive energy and seldom stops smiling, Zohran Mamdani certainly does provoke a lot of negative reactions.“He’s not who you think he is,” one TV ad glowered over gloomy images of the 34-year-old state assemblymember who is the clear frontrunner for New York City mayor. The ad doesn’t make clear precisely what the supposed disconnect is, but the tagline clearly is meant to give voters pause.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist covering US media, politics and culture. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Trump reveals devastating plan for NYC if 'communist' Mamdani gets elected while rejecting comparisons: 'I'm a much better looking person'

The president's declaration came during an appearance on CBS' 60 Minutes after host Norah O'Donnell said Mamdani had been described as a left-wing version of Trump.

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27 h. ago Zohran Mamdani shrugs off Islamophobic attacks with ad showing him addressing NYC voters in Arabic days before mayor election

The Democratic candidate, who is Muslim, recently delivered a speech condemning Islamophobia

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30 h. ago AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years

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68 h. ago The man Trump calls a '100 per cent communist lunatic'... Zohran Mamdani has described capitalism as 'theft' and the police as 'evil'

The best disaster movies usually have a scene where terrified New Yorkers scramble desperately to get out of the city to escape approaching doom.

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3 d. ago Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland

Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rulesEvery year is election year in the US, but the contests of 2025, which reach their climax on Tuesday, will be especially revealing. These “off-year” battles – a smattering of governors’ races, statewide referendums and the election of a new mayor in the country’s biggest city – will tell us much about the national mood 12 months after Americans returned Donald Trump to the White House and one year before midterm contests that could reshape the US political landscape. Above all, though, they will reveal the division, the confusion and sheer discombobulation Trump has induced in the US’s party of opposition.The verdict on Trump’s first 10 months in office will be delivered most clearly in the two states set to choose a new governor: New Jersey and Virginia. By rights, these should be relatively easy wins for the Democrats. Both states voted...

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3 d. ago Meet Bill DeBlasio, the man a British newspaper confused with ex

A Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio inadvertently grabbed international headlines this week after he responded to an email meant for another man with a similar name: former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

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4 d. ago Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe

The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importerIt was a hell of a scoop.Here was Bill de Blasio, the progressive former mayor of New York who has been an enthusiastic supporter of Zohran Mamdani, suddenly turning on the man whom many expect to be elected as the next mayor next month. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago British newspaper says it was duped by someone impersonating former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio

The Times of London has apologized for running an article that falsely claimed ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had criticized current candidate Zohran Mamdani

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5 d. ago Cuomo hasn't condemned bigoted attacks on Mamdani. In 1977 race, his father took another approach

As New York City's mayor's race enters its final stretch, there are echoes and contrasts to another famously bitter city election in 1977

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5 d. ago Times of London Apologizes for Fake Bill de Blasio Interview Criticizing Zohran Mamdani

Times of London Apologizes for Fake Bill de Blasio Interview Criticizing Zohran Mamdani  TheWrap

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6 d. ago Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich

Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani. And The New York Times wrongly cautions against him. Both are wrongThe only upside to living through this dark time is it pushes us to rethink and perhaps totally remake things we once thought immutable.Like the Democratic party. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jon Stewart tells New York mayoral front runner Mamdani his critics ‘have gone 9/11 on him’

Zohran Mamdani given rapturous reception on the Daily Show in the final days of the New York mayoral race

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7 d. ago ‘Our work has only just begun’: Mamdani, Sanders and AOC rally the faithful ahead of NYC mayoral election

Thousands pack Forest Hills stadium on Sunday night, voicing their excitement and hope for change Just over a week before New York City’s mayoral election on 4 November, about 13,000 people poured into Forest Hills stadium in Queens for the “NYC Is Not For Sale” rally, a packed gathering headlined by representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, senator Bernie Sanders and the Democratic mayoral candidate, assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.The historic open-air venue was filled to capacity. New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds came together, but it was the Gen Z crowd that seemed to animate the atmosphere. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jewish New York’s reckoning with Zohran Mamdani: ‘He’s become a vehicle for our tensions’

A tour of the mayoral hopeful’s Jewish outreach reveals an electorate fractured over Israel and grappling with his historic candidacy in radically different waysSecuring Jewish votes was never going to be a straightforward ride for Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral hopeful who is on track to become the most prominent Palestine supporter to assume elected office in the US – in the most Jewish city outside Israel, no less.The notion that he could sparks outright panic in some quarters. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Why Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries finally broke down and endorsed Zohran Mamdani

The House minority leader’s endorsement of the socialist upstart says as much about Jeffries’ stewardship of Democrats in Washington as it does New York, Eric Garcia writes

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9 d. ago In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against 'racist and baseless' attacks

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is pledging to embrace his Muslim identity amid growing attacks in the final days of the campaign

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1 week ago Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor

US House minority leader ends four-month standoff that had left Democratic nominee without powerful backingHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Friday that he is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, ending a four-month standoff that left the Democratic nominee without the backing of one of the party’s most powerful figures until the day before early voting begins.The announcement arrives after months of pressure from progressives in Congress and after the top Democrat has been repeatedly grilled by reporters about his reluctance to support his party’s candidate. Continue reading...

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1 week ago From scapegoats to city hall: how New York Muslims built power and shaped Zohran Mamdani

Muslim New Yorkers have steadily become a political force amid post-9/11 Islamophobic sentiment. Mamdani is their most accomplished expressionLife was never the same for New Yorkers after the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, with every resident coping with the trauma and devastation of that day.But for Muslim New Yorkers there was an added burden: the suspicion and sometimes physical harm now lurking around every corner. Continue reading...

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