Zohran Mamdani, New York’s newly elected mayor, delivered a stirring victory speech quoting Indian statesman Jawaharlal Nehru: “A moment comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new.”<br /><br />Mamdani promised an “age of relentless improvement,” pledging rent freezes, free buses, and universal childcare — signaling a bold progressive era for New York City.
