Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset. Mamdani is a progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.

Zohran Mamdani could barely walk a few feet at a recent Juneteenth festival in Queens without a crowd of selfie-demanding admirers trying to stop him.

Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, shared her reaction to his apparent, stunning defeat in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary. While no candidate has yet surpassed 50% of the vote tally — the threshold required in New York City’s ranked-choice elections — Cuomo trailed New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani by over 7 percentage points as of early Wednesday,