The New York mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, greets the crowd during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium, in the Queens neighborhood of New York, on Oct. 26, 2025. (Credit: Angela Weiss/AFP)
Last June, two days after winning the Democratic primary for New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani found himself on stage alongside pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at a packed rally in Queens.At 34 years old, the New York State Assembly member defended his city as a place "at the service of its residents," with affordable housing, free public transit, and universal childcare services — proposals he plans to fund by raising taxes for the city's wealthiest residents and corporations.After Mamdani's speech, Khalil, known for his role in pro-Palestinian mobilizations at Columbia University and as one of the first activists arrested and detained by immigration authorities (ICE), took the microphone. Turning to Mamdani, he said: "I am excited to raise my son in a city where you would be mayor." The room erupted in...
Last June, two days after winning the Democratic primary for New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani found himself on stage alongside pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at a packed rally in Queens.At 34 years old, the New York State Assembly member defended his city as a place "at the service of its residents," with affordable housing, free public transit, and universal childcare services — proposals he plans to fund by raising taxes for the city's wealthiest residents and corporations.After Mamdani's speech, Khalil, known for his role in pro-Palestinian mobilizations at Columbia University and as one of the first activists arrested and detained by immigration authorities (ICE), took the microphone. Turning to Mamdani, he said: "I am excited to raise my son in a city where you would be mayor." The room erupted...
