New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is traveling to Puerto Rico on Thursday for an annual summit that brings New York politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings, workshops and boozy confabs.

The passage of three ballot measures should ease city approval for new housing developments.

The 34-year-old thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned his victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party.

NEW YORK (AP) — When he announced his run for mayor last October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents. But that was before the 34-year-old democratic socialist crashed the national political scene with a stunning upset over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June’s Democratic primary.

Exit polls in the 2025 races in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and California showed Trump and the economy were on the minds of voters.

Murdoch-owned tabloid depicts Mamdani with hammer and sickle symbol as Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from the city.

A Houston police union targeted New York City officers with a recruitment campaign after Zohran Mamdani, who previously called to defund police, won the NYC mayoral race.

New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker has tendered his resignation a day after Zohran Mamdani’s election victory. The outgoing FDNY head said the job, which he held since August 2024, had been the “honor of a lifetime.