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Zohran Mamdani: As the Knicks kept winning, our city has come together as one," he said. "Neighbours invited neighbours over. Strangers…

On the recordJune 19, 2026
As the Knicks kept winning, our city has come together as one," he said. "Neighbours invited neighbours over. Strangers high fived one another in the street, subway conductors sang their announcements, and bus drivers danced behind the wheel. So often when this city comes together, it is because we are forced to by a moment of tragedy or adversity. What a gift it is to be brought together by pure, unfiltered joy. For as long as we live, we will remember this feeling of a city together, a city alive, a city overcome by happiness.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Mamdani's speech at the Knicks victory rally.

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