That is why so many New Yorkers are turned off by our politics, because they see no relevance of their struggles in the conversations that are taking place.
Zohran Mamdani
The Public Record
Zohran Mamdani is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 36th district. Elected as a Democrat, he is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. Mamdani has focused on issues such as housing equity, healthcare access, and environmental justice during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of marginalized communities in New York.
But this is an affront to our city’s democracy. This is an affront to the values that make so many of us proud to be Americans — that we could choose our own leaders, not that our leaders pick themselves or their friends.
I think oftentimes in a race such as this, it’s tempting to think of this solely in the question of, how does this impact the race?
You can’t serve a city, you can’t fight for a city, if you don’t love that city.
It is such a pleasure to be here, and I want to say thank you to the organizers for celebrating what makes this community beautiful.
And what we have seen from this current administration is a theater, one that repeats itself every so often.
I found that it created far more safety than what the current administration has done.
What I want to do is look at the ways in which the previous administration addressed this issue.
Today marks the fifth and final day in our Five Boroughs tour of this city, and standing up against the Trump administration's vision and the way in which it mandates an attack on the very fabric of the city that we call home.
I will not let it dissuade me from continuing to come to Staten Island — no matter what politics they have, because I know just as there are Republicans who feel that way, there are Republicans who are sincere in their questions.
We will continue to uphold that status and ensure that we do not allow ICE agents entry into New York City properties — be they schools, hospitals, or even the properties of New York City contractors — unless they can provide a judicial…
That’s the thing about Andrew Cuomo: Once you think you’ve learned all the scandals, you find out there’s another. And another. And another.
His excuse? The stocks were technically owned by Innovation Strategies LLC — where Cuomo is the sole member.
This policy is indicative of so much of Andrew Cuomo’s politics, where it works backwards from a petty vindictiveness, and it does not care who it harms in the process.
We must remember that Andrew Cuomo has spent more time talking about my apartment than asking why so many New Yorkers are being forced out of theirs.
What do we know about this policy proposal beyond the fact that it seeks to evict me from my apartment?
I am Donald Trump’s worst nightmare as a progressive Muslim immigrant who actually fights for the things that I believe in.
Attorney General James took on Trump's fraud and the NRA's rampant corruption—and won both cases.





