Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's next mayor – video

Zohran Mamdani will be the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani is making history as the city’s first Muslim mayor and, at 34, its youngest in more than a century.

His victory marks a stunning rise for from little-known state lawmaker to leader of the nation’s biggest city. Mamdani has held a steady lead in the race since he pulled of a shock upset over Cuomo, the former three-term governor, in June’s Democratic primary.

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