NYC mayoral candidate, self-described Democratic Socialist lays out policy positions

Election 2025 NYC Mayor

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani responds to a question during the New York City Mayoral Candidates Forum at Medgar Evers College Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in New York.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat representing part of Queens, has seen his 2025 campaign for mayor surge into second place behind former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The self-described Democratic Socialist has led an energetic campaign with savvy marketing on social media, and a series of recent high-profile endorsements, including from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Nydia Velazquez.

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