"New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallied supporters Sunday with heavyweight support from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the race enters its final stretch, telling a raucous crowd that his campaign is a "movement of the masses." Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, took the stage at a small stadium in Queens where he and two of the nation's leading progressives pitched his candidacy as a force to take on billionaires and "oligarchs" who have thrown money and support behind his opponents."
""When you insist on building a coalition with room for every New Yorker, that is exactly what you create: a tremendous force," Mamdani said. "This, my friends, was your movement, and it always will be." As the crowd chanted his name, Mamdani reiterated plans to hire thousands of new teachers, renegotiate city contracts, freeze rent increases for the city's 1 million rent-regulated apartments, build more affordable housing and provide universal child care."
"Cuomo has sought to cast Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblymember, as a naive candidate whose agenda would damage the city. In a radio interview Sunday morning, Cuomo argued that he is the real Democrat in the race while saying Mamdani's democratic socialism would result in an exodus of residents and businesses. "The socialists want to take over the Democratic Party. That's what Bernie Sanders is all about. That's what AOC is all about," Cuomo said, adding, "He wins, book airline tickets for Florida now.""
Zohran Mamdani received endorsements from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a Queens rally as the mayoral race nears Election Day. The campaign framed Mamdani as a coalition-builder positioned to challenge wealthy backers of rival candidates. Policy priorities include hiring thousands of teachers, renegotiating city contracts, freezing rent increases for one million rent-regulated apartments, expanding affordable housing, and providing universal child care. The race features former Gov. Andrew Cuomo running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary and Republican Curtis Sliwa as a contender. Early voting has begun and both attacks and counterattacks over electability and ideology are unfolding.
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