In a post-election interview, Zohran Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York, said he took some lessons from Donald Trump’s focus on the cost of living.

He was 30 points behind former governor Andrew Cuomo just months ago, but now he’s surging in the contest to lead the largest US city

Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary as Andrew Cuomo concedes.