Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded the Democratic primary for New York City mayor to State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. Speaking at his election night gathering, Cuomo said, “Tonight was not our night, but it was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night. He put together a great campaign and inspired young people to come out and vote.” Zohran Mamdani, a Ugandan-born Indian-American and the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and scholar Mahmood Mamdani, is the first South Asian man and only the third Muslim to serve in the New York State Assembly. If elected, he would become New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
