Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fueled a meteoric political rise, was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York, according to The Associated Press.

Zohran Mamdani has made New York City history with his ascendant election victory Tuesday night, ABC News projects. New Yorkers chose Mamdani to become the city's 111 th mayor, and with that title Mamdani will represent several firsts in the city's three-and-a-half-century existence.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of City on Tuesday, becoming the youngest man picked to lead the five boroughs in modern history in what is widely seen as a watershed moment for his party’s surging left wing.

Hellen Obiri made history as the first woman to complete the challenging and emotional 26.2 mile course of the NYC