Tisya Mavuram

Tisya Mavuram is a writer based in New York and the PR specialist for The American Prospect.

Attendees during an election night event with Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, not pictured, in New York City on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. More than 930,000 New Yorkers cast their ballots in the city's Democratic primary, with more than half withstanding record temperatures to vote at polling stations on Tuesday.

Is This the Decade of the Youth Vote? Is This the Decade of the Youth Vote?

Young voters showed up for Zohran Mamdani. They could reshape American politics elsewhere, too.

Aug 11, 2025 / Tisya Mavuram

Eric Adams and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shake hands during a press conference, July 14, 2021, in Brooklyn, NY.

Why Are New York Politicians So Corrupt? Why Are New York Politicians So Corrupt?

The state’s political culture is—especially as evinced by its campaign finance laws—practically designed to encourage wrongdoing.

Nov 1, 2024 / Tisya Mavuram