Aged just 34, he’s set to be the youngest NYC mayor in over 100 years, but as recently as a year ago, people barely knew his name.
At his election night rally outside the Brooklyn Paramount, Mamdani delivered a message celebrating New York’s identity as a city of immigrants:
”New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
And he didn’t stop there. He wasted no time in calling out President Donald Trump. In front of a cheering crowd, he delivered four pointed words directly at the president:
”Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up!”
Quite the explosive statement from a man who was more or less unknown in the public sphere a mere 12 months ago. The Democratic Socialist is the son of acclaimed Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair, known for directing Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay!.
