Zohran Mamdani has pledged to freeze rent for some apartments in New York City if elected mayor.The move aims to aid low-income New Yorkers amid rising housing costs.But critics argue it may hinder building maintenance and new housing construction.

The 33-year old self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani, a Uganda-born immigrant who only became a US citizen in 2018, has now been confirmed as the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York. His victory over former New York governor Andrew Cuomo continues to resound,

With the candidates in the New York City mayoral race now officially set, controversies and questions are starting to arise.

The outcome of New York City's mayoral race is nationally significant as the city remains a major liberal stronghold.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate in the upcoming New York City mayoral race, denounced President Donald Trump’s threat to arrest him over his pledge to push back on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, calling the President's comments “an attack on our democracy” and “intimidation.”

Donald Trump has been particularly enthusiastic about deportation since he came back to office as the American President for the second time. Trump’s merciless deportation rules have left families in tears with children getting separated from parents and families who have been American citizens for years getting deported.