“But let tonight be the final time I utter his name.”
Zohran Mamdani, newly elected mayor of New York City, delivering a pointed jab at his opponent, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, during his victory speech. Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, became the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, capturing more than 50 percent of the vote and declaring his win “a mandate for change.” (New York Times)