Zohran Mamdani: “It was, in fact, a reflection of Islamophobia within our political system that has become so endemic.”

That we gather together, not as individuals, but as New Yorkers, with love of that same city that they sought to protect,

Doing so would provide immediate protection while allowing families, employers and communities the certainty they need.

Their contributions to the health care, construction, and hospitality industries, among so many others, help drive our economic strength.

It has been incredibly troubling to see the rise of a movement that is predicated on an exclusionary vision of any country, frankly, and so it is one that I find myself in deep opposition to.