RT @benryanwriter: @lumpenspace @danarubinstein @npfandos @nytimes These are all the questions about race and ethnicity on Columbia's 2009-….

In an interview, Mamdani said he did not consider himself either Black or African American, but rather “an American who was born in Africa.” . He said his answers were an attempt to represent his complex bg given the limited choices, not to gain an upper hand in admissions.

NEW: Mamdani has made his identity as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent a key pt of his appeal. But he claimed another label when he applied to Columbia. Asked to ID his race, he checked that he was “Asian” but also “Black or African American”.

RT @katie_honan: In summary: Bill Ackman met with Cuomo and Adams yesterday and is backing @ericadamsfornyc.

RT @boreskes: NEW: Avi Small, the press secretary to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, has been placed on leave and is being investigated afte….

“I’m unlikely to run for governor. The assault that we’ve seen on the social safety in the Bronx is so unprecedented, so overwhelming that I’m going to keep my focus on Washington, D.C.,” Torres said. “So, my heart lies in Washington, D.C. …”.

RT @JoshKraushaar: BREAKING @J_Insider via @marcrod97: "Ritchie Torres says he’s likely passing on New York gubernatorial run". "The congre….

RT @jmart: The Power Broker (of 2025). Another good Caro scene woulda been @patrickgaspard greeting Cuomo-supporting Bill Clinton at St Pat….

RT @createcraig: NEW: Rev. Al Sharpton calls from ex-gov Andrew Cuomo to drop out of general election for NYC mayor after big loss in Dem p….

RT @emmagf: The Rev. Al Sharpton says he told Cuomo that he shouldn’t run in November and should let Mamdani and Adams go head to head, and….

RT @boreskes: “This is the first campaign since 1989 in New York where I saw actual living and breathing unpaid volunteers who were consist….

RT @boreskes: NEW: His showing in the NYC Dem primary for mayor may have been decisive. But nothing about @ZohranKMamdani's insurgent run….

RT @emmagf: 5 takeaways from New York City's second experience with ranked choice voting in a mayoral primary, with @JeffCMays: https://t.c….

The day before the last debate, Lander and Mamdani sat down at Yara, a Lebanese restaurant in Midtown. Over plates of fattoush, hummus and eggplant, they decided to cross-endorse each other to defeat Cuomo. Notably also at the table: Patrick Gaspard.

RT @dchangnyt: Zohran Mamdani's win in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary brings an end to The NYT's limited-run newsletter, The Sprint for….

RT @NickReisman: Gillibrand apologizes to Mamdani over ‘jihad’ comments -- via @JCColtin

RT @createcraig: NEW: One of the top Albany lawmakers has backed Zohran Mamdani for mayor. "I congratulate Zohran Mamdani on his primary wi….

RT @ShaneGoldmacher: NEWS: A group of Democratic thinkers are plotting to lay out a new agenda for the left. They’re called it Project 202….

RT @boreskes: “I think the speed of this is going to be surprising for a lot of people,” @SR_spatial said, adding that he estimates that M….

NEW: A halal cart. A listless Cuomo. An improbable late hour alliance. And the viral videos that spawned a movement on social media and then the streets. How Zohran Mamdani Stunned New York and Won the Primary for Mayor. w/@boreskes @emmagf @JeffCMays .