Clement Chan

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race marked not merely a shift in political leadership, but the emergence of a new class coalition – one defined less by ideology and identity, than by a shared experience of economic squeeze. 

Why Zohran Mamdani won New York’s mayoral race: The revolt of the ‘struggling yuppies’

His triumph reflects a profound shift in New York City’s political economy