Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

Young leftist Zohran Mamdani leads polls in New York's mayoral race, challenging political norms amid Trump’s presidency.

The democratic socialist promised free childcare and buses and a rent freeze – can he deliver before New Yorkers lose patience?

Charismatic and relatable, the 34-year old energized voters – and provided a blueprint for other progressives to follow

The 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens has risen from obscurity to national prominence with a bold, left-wing platform.

Zohran Mamdani is following in the footsteps of another mayor of a global city with an outsize reputation for a diverse economic and cultural life.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist’s team includes familiar faces for New Yorkers. He must now navigate New York's notoriously provincial politics.

The New York mayor-elect sells a political message further to the left than any American politician has dared to in recent memory, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Forget the medium and focus on the New York City mayor-elect’s message – centrists can’t compete with rent freezes, free buses and support for Palestine, says writer Rohan…

Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

Some point to his viral social media clips. Some say it’s the dimples. But Mamdani won with a disciplined campaign across all five boroughs.

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York, a city with a budget of over $100 billion and a population larger than that of 40 U.S. States, demonstrates that the political movement has…