{"id":66,"date":"2026-05-22T23:11:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summitrelocationtimess.com\/?p=66"},"modified":"2026-05-22T23:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T23:11:29","slug":"brad-lander-on-mamdanis-win-its-not-only-on-zohran-its-on-all-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summitrelocationtimess.com\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"Brad Lander on Mamdani’s Win: “It\u2019s not only on Zohran. It\u2019s on all of us.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Tuesday night, New Yorkers elected Zohran Mamdani to be our 111<\/span>th<\/sup> Mayor\u2009\u2014\u2009our first immigrant mayor in generations, and the first Muslim mayor in our city\u2019s\u00a0history.<\/p>

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\u201c<\/span>In this moment of political darkness,\u201d Zohran said on Election Night, \u200b\u201c<\/span>New York will be the light.\u201d He lit the match\u2009\u2014\u2009but it\u2019s on all of us to make it shine\u00a0brightly.<\/p>\n

Zohran ran an inspired and inspiring campaign that came out of nowhere and stunned people with its momentum. I\u00a0should know, because I\u00a0was one of the progressive candidates running against him in the Democratic primary, before cross-endorsing him in June, and joining the powerful coalition he\u00a0built.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Voters were compelled by his laser focus on affordability. And they were inspired by his vision of a\u00a0city where everyone belongs, where the full diversity of New Yorkers can live in dignity, instead of constant\u00a0struggle.<\/p>\n

Andrew Cuomo, on the other hand, ran a\u00a0sour, selfish, fear-mongering campaign, which exacerbated tensions and divisions in New York City. He worked hard to weaponize antisemitism, exploiting the fears of Jewish New Yorkers\u2009\u2014\u2009even as Zohran worked hard to reach out and listen to those fears. He attended Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services with me, and did literally dozens of meetings with rabbis and Jewish leaders to patiently listen to our fears and reassure us that he will keep Jewish New Yorkers, and all New Yorkers\u00a0safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the waning days of the race, Cuomo veered fully into Islamophobia and AI dystopia, amping up fear and hate. And over the final 36<\/span>\u00a0hours, Cuomo\u2019s twisted campaign was endorsed by Donald Trump, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk\u2009\u2014\u2009making the lines, and the stakes, very\u00a0clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thankfully, New Yorkers can finally say good riddance to Andrew Cuomo. Now, we have to work together to heal the divides he inflamed, to win the more affordable city that Zohran ran on, and to stand up together to the five-alarm fire of Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0fascism.<\/p>\n

As he prepares to enter City Hall in January, Zohran is putting a\u00a0great governing team together to deliver on the commitments he\u2019s made, starting with four talented, experienced and visionary women of\u00a0color\n(including Joe Biden\u2019s bold and renowned Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan) to chair his transition committee. That\u2019s critical for him to stand up an administration that can pick up the garbage, manage the crises that will start coming on day one, and achieve a\u00a0rent freeze, fast and free buses, and universal child care. To show that progressives can\u00a0deliver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zohran Mamdani speaks at a news conference in New York City on September 26 with New York state Assembly member Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, New York City comptroller Brad Lander and New York state Assemblyman Tony Simone. Photo by ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And as he promised on Election Night, he\u2019ll need to keep reaching out to New Yorkers who did not vote for him\u2009\u2014\u2009to show that he will be a\u00a0mayor for all New\u00a0Yorkers.<\/p>

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But it\u2019s not only on Zohran. It\u2019s on all of\u00a0us.<\/p>\n

When Donald Trump sends troops here, it won\u2019t be \u200b\u201c<\/span>Donald Trump versus Zohran Mamdani.\u201d It will be \u200b\u201c<\/span>Donald Trump versus New York City.\u201d And we\u2019ve got to rise to the challenge together\u2009\u2014\u2009as New\u00a0Yorkers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Portland, they\u2019ve deployed cartoon frogs and naked bike riders. In Chicago and L.A., volunteer patrols to keep neighbors safe block by block. In New York City so far, it\u2019s been accompanying our neighbors at 26<\/span> Federal Plaza. Now, we\u2019re also forming neighborhood watch and mutual aid groups. The incoming Mamdani Administration will team up with Attorney General Tish James to bring legal firepower. And we\u2019ll need some joyful forms of resistance, too. Maybe \u200b\u201c<\/span>outdoor dining against Trump\u201d to feature the ways our diversity and creativity are our superpower (and to remind us that \u200b\u201c<\/span>we have friends everywhere\u201d).<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>To get to any of us,\u201d Zohran told Trump squarely on Election Night, \u200b\u201c<\/span>you\u2019ll have to get through all of\u00a0us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brad Lander speaks at a press conference with Zohran Mamdani in Bronx, New York on October 1. Photo by Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In his Election Night speech, he lifted up the stories of New Yorkers who have long been left out. Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas. Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses. Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties. All have a\u00a0role to\u00a0play.<\/p>\n

Jews and Muslims have a\u00a0role to play. In the wake of this divisive race, what would it look like for us to refuse to be divided? To recognize that our safety, our freedom, our thriving are bound up together\u2009\u2014\u2009in the five boroughs of New York City, and in Israel and Palestine as\u00a0well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Business leaders have a\u00a0role to play. Zohran has shown openness to partnership, by committing to ask NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to stay on board, and signaling eagerness to work together on new housing construction. Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s attacks on New York City, including seeking to cut billions of dollars from key infrastructure projects, would do severe damage to our economy. We look forward to joining in partnership to show that New York is\u00a0united.<\/p>\n

New Yorkers from all five boroughs, from every background, Black, Latino, white and Asian, immigrant and here-for-generations, LGBTQ and straight, those who voted for Zohran and those who didn\u2019t, all have a\u00a0role to\u00a0play.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the\u00a0light.\u201d<\/p>\n

If we get it right, when the history books are written, they could read: \u200b\u201c<\/span>Trump\u2019s downfall began when he launched his assault on New York City in the days after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. New Yorkers, together, showed who they were, showed what it means to wake up everyday with that copper-plated statue in the harbor\u2009\u2014\u2009and relit the lamp of liberty for the whole world to\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>

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