Mamdani announced Elana Leopold will lead his transition team, joined by former FTC Commissioner Lena Khan, former First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, United Way CEO Grace Bonilla, and former Deputy Mayor Melanie Hartzog.

Overall, Mamdani’s branding didn’t just represent an idea of who he was. It represented an idea of what the city could feel like again; a place where people’s lives are not hidden behind glass and logos and corporate sheen, but lived in the open; loud and unselfconscious.

Two people are hugging. Another woman is soft smiling. And in the intimate pictures taken by Sinna Nasseri from Election Day, Duwaji is making her own gesture, a symbolic nod to her approach as a political spouse.

From Tennessee's "AOC of TN" to a Gen Z activist and congressional candidates challenging career politicians, meet the progressive candidates pushing the Democratic Party to the left.

Some point to his viral social media clips. Some say it’s the dimples. But Mamdani won with a disciplined campaign across all five boroughs.

President Donald Trump reacted to the 2025 election by piling on the communist accusations about Zohran Mamdani. See what they had to say.

Entering the mayoral race with under 1% support, Zohran Mamdani's prospects of winning initially seemed unlikely. Here are some of the ways he turned the race around.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani's projected victory as New York City’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor marks a historic moment.

The 34-year-old thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned his victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party.

As a left-leaning Muslim politician, London Mayor Sadiq Khan shares similarities with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. But they also share many differences.

From Texas to NJ, Muslim mayors have already begun shaping American towns and cities. Zohran Mamdani’s win in NYC marks a new milestone.

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has called on the city to establish free, high-quality child care for children 6 weeks to 5 years old.