Mamdani's Rise Rewrites New York City Politics

Zohran Mamdani has become a new power broker in New York City's Democratic politics, using endorsements to propel a left-leaning slate into Congress and overturn incumbents, a year after his mayoral upset of Andrew Cuomo. His strategy has unsettled the old guard and strained ties with longtime allies like Hakeem Jeffries, Letitia James and Nydia Velázquez, triggering tensions within the Democratic establishment and fueling debates within the DSA and Working Families Party about strategy, unity, and who controls the federal funding and district leadership shaped by his endorsements.