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Zohran Mamdani’s parents, a filmmaker and a professor, gave him the foundation for his run for mayor of New York. But their own political views may open him up to attacks.
By Matthew Haag and Emma Goldberg
Zohran Mamdani’s parents, a filmmaker and a professor, gave him the foundation for his run for mayor of New York. But their own political views may open him up to attacks.
N.Y.C.
Mayor’s Race
Supported by
Zohran Mamdani’s parents, a filmmaker and a professor, gave him the foundation for his run for mayor of New York. But their own political views may open him up to attacks.
By Matthew Haag and Emma Goldberg

How his public intellectual parents shaped the new New York mayor’s politics has been a persistent line of inquiry on the…

Not so long ago, Mr. Mamdani was a little-known state assemblyman. But his personality and platform captivated an unlikely…

After Zohran Mamdani’s performance in the New York City mayoral primary, Republicans and suburban Democrats attacked him, and…

Zohran Kwame Mamdani's progressive victory in the New York City mayoral primary sparks debate within the Democratic Party.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, visited The New York Times for an interview.

Mr. Mamdani is Muslim, and his faith played a role in expanding the diverse coalition that propelled his campaign.