The City (“Reporting to New Yorkers”):

Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani culminated a meteoric political rise Tuesday by scoring a decisive victory in a polarizing mayoral election. At just 34 years old, he will become the youngest mayor in over a century, the first Muslim to lead New York City and one of the most prominent democratic socialists holding elected office in the country.

Mamdani took over 50% of the 2 million votes, and many of my New York friends are deeply excited about his win. While I haven’t lived in New York for over 25 years now, it’s still “home,” and I’m thrilled to see some positive energy raging through the city I still love.

Maybe I’ll move back. With nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee the city after Mamdani’s election, the deals on apartments and condos will be wild. I’ll be happy to make anyone a completely reasonable, fleeing-the-city offer for their Upper West Side penthouse or brownstone.