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Mayor to Mayor: Some Advice for Zohran

Mayor to Mayor: Some Advice for Zohran Mayor to Mayor: Some Advice for Zohran

Keep it simple and focused amid the daily challenges of leading New York City.

Nov 7, 2025 / Bill de Blasio

New Yorkers in the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, celebrate as NY1 projects Zohran Mamdani to win the New York City mayoral election on November 4, 2025.

For the Movement That Elected Zohran Mamdani, Now Comes the Hard Part For the Movement That Elected Zohran Mamdani, Now Comes the Hard Part

Holding political office is not the same as wielding political power—especially for the left. To win bold demands, social movements must go on the offensive.

Nov 7, 2025 / Jonathan Rosenblum

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the Unisphere on November 05, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City.

The Left Is About to Take Power. The Stakes Could Not Be Higher. The Left Is About to Take Power. The Stakes Could Not Be Higher.

Zohran Mamdani's triumph has given socialists huge power in New York City. Now they must use it well—or see the ruling class crush them.

Nov 6, 2025 / Álvaro López

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York, on November 4, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani: “Hope Is Alive” Zohran Mamdani: “Hope Is Alive”

A full transcript of the mayor-elect’s victory speech to supporters.

Nov 5, 2025 / Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani campaigns in Brooklyn on Election Day.

From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor

If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.

Nov 4, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

Nighttime view of people in a vacant lot as they watch a fire burning on the top floors of an apartment building in the Bronx, New York, 1983.

The Uncertain History of the Bronx Fires The Uncertain History of the Bronx Fires

In Born in Flames, Bench Ansfield asks, who, or what, is responsible for the arson epidemic that afflicted the borough in the 1970s and ’80s?

Nov 4, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp

Zohran Mamdani (L) holds hands with US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City on October 26, 2025.

Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders says Mamdani can show Democrats how to campaign—and govern—for the working class.

Nov 4, 2025 / John Nichols

Zohran Mamdani and supporters walk the Brooklyn Bridge on November 3, 2025.

I’m a Jewish Israeli New Yorker—and I’m Voting for Zohran I’m a Jewish Israeli New Yorker—and I’m Voting for Zohran

My message to my fellow Jews in this city is: Don’t believe the lies you're hearing.

Nov 3, 2025 / Roni Zahavi-Brunner

Bill de Blasio

The Real Bill de Blasio Has Something to Say The Real Bill de Blasio Has Something to Say

The Times of London failed to meet even basic journalistic standards. We should demand better from the media.

Oct 30, 2025 / Bill de Blasio

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.

Oct 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

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