MNTV Desk NEW YORK CITY (MNTV) — Jewish leaders and organizations across New York are deeply divided over the election of Zohran Mamdani as the city’s first Muslim mayor, with reactions ranging from cautious optimism to outright rejection of his victory. While some prominent Jewish figures extended congratulations, many declined to do so, citi...
By Iftikhar Gilani As Zohran Mamdani won the much-watched New York mayoral election, I could not help but think back to a humid Delhi afternoon decades ago. Twice, I had the privilege of meeting his parents — encounters that, in hindsight, form the quiet preface to the story of a young man who would one […]
NEW YORK (AA) — Muslim New Yorkers celebrated into the night after Zohran Mamdani won the city’s mayoral race, making history as the first Muslim and South Asian to lead America’s largest city. The 34-year-old Democratic socialist and state assemblyman from Queens defeated independent former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in...
NEW YORK (MNTV) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has conceded defeat to state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, calling the young lawmaker’s campaign “highly impactful” and “inspiring.” With 93% of the vote counted, Mamdani led with 43.5% to Cuomo’s 36.4%. Although Mamdani fell short of the 50% [&h...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has acknowledged that he is young, Muslim and a democratic socialist, but says, “I refuse to apologize for any of this.” Mamdani says New York City will remain a city of immigrants. “As of tonight,” he continued, it is “led by an immigrant.” […]
NEW YORK (MNTV) — U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed the Republican Party’s poor showing in Tuesday’s elections on two factors — the ongoing federal government shutdown and his own absence from the ballot. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS […]...
By Muslim Network Desk NEW YORK (MNTV) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist who made history as the first Muslim and South Asian elected mayor of New York City, has indirectly acknowledged his victory after major media outlets projected him as the winner. In a post on X, Mamdani shared a video showing a subway […]
The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s 111th mayor marks a watershed in American urban politics — a triumph of grassroots organizing over establishment power NEW YORK (MNTV) – In one of the most closely watched municipal races in recent memory, Zohran Mamdani’s decisive win for mayor has upended New York’s political order and [&hell...
By Rohinee Singh NEW DELHI (MNTV) — When news broke that Zohran Mamdani had won New York’s mayoral race, there was unexpected joy in places far from the city’s skyscrapers in the narrow lanes of Delhi’s Paharganj, near Mumbai’s crowded stations, and inside the humble shelters of the Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT). There, former street […]...
By Muslim Network Desk NEW YORK (MNTV) — The Associated Press has projected Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani as the winner of New York City’s mayoral election, capping a dramatic race marked by record turnout and intense national scrutiny. NBC News has also called the race for Mamdani. The Board of Elections reported that an estimated 2 mil...
