Nair, the iconic filmmaker behind such classics as "Mississippi Masala," starring a young Denzel Washington, "The Namesake" and "Monsoon Wedding," was wearing a bright blue and green sari and sporting a traditional Hindu bindi on her forehead. She kissed the mayor-elect's arm.

Zohran Mamdani stormed to victory in the New York City mayoral elections with a pledge to improve the quality of life for the city’s eight and half million residents.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced an all-female team of co-chairs for his transition team, including former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan.

After Zohran Mamdani successfully completed his historic bid for mayor of the country's largest city on Tuesday night, he was joined onstage by his wife Rama Duwaji. In his speech, Mamdani thanked Duwaji, saying, "There is no one I would rather have by my side in this moment and in every moment."

Entering the mayoral race with under 1% support, Zohran Mamdani's prospects of winning initially seemed unlikely. Here are some of the ways he turned the race around.

Zohran Mamdani has just been elected mayor of New York City and is already challenging President Donald Trump.

“The women who were interviewed in the piece,” Plank informed Mamdani, “said that having a boyfriend felt almost like, Republican. That somehow he’s going to humiliate you. If you have a boyfriend, you shouldn’t be posting him on IG.”

Former New York City Police Chief of Department John Chell joins “CUOMO” to discuss the ramifications that the NYPD will face after Zohran Mamdani won the race to be named New York City mayor. #nypd #