Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping the Democrat’s stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.

Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, 34, is projected to defeat Andrew Cuomo in the race for New York City mayor.

One of New York’s most famous political dynasties bit the dust Tuesday as Andrew Cuomo’s power grab came to a humiliating end in a gilded Midtown ballroom. New York City voters firmly rejected Cuomo’s unwanted electoral advance — just like they rebuffed his dad,

NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo responded to the news in real time of Democrat Zohran Mamdani defeating his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to become New York City’s next mayor.

Zohran Mamdani is the projected new mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist toppled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday, Nov. 4, in one of the most-watched races in the country.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of City on Tuesday, becoming the youngest man picked to lead the five boroughs in modern history in what is widely seen as watershed moment for his party’s surging left wing.

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor, fending off an upset bid by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Zohran Mamdani, a prominent democratic socialist and state lawmaker, is projected to win election for New York City’s next mayor, delivering a seismic blow to the city’s deep-rooted power structures with all eyes on the future of a fractured Democratic Party charting its future against Donald Trump.

New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani clash over resistance to President Donald Trump as Election Day approaches, with federal funding at stake.