Zohran Mamdani released a video of himself interviewing people on the street in Queens and the Bronx who had voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election the previous week. It was one of the first of the viral posts that propelled him into the spotlight and ultimately helped him all but capture the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York.

In, Zohran Mamdani made history as the first South Asian Muslim immigrant to become the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. Despite trailing in polls for much of the race, Mamdani surged ahead in the final stretch.

Mamdani was badgered at nearly every turn about his stance on Israel — in a race for the mayor of New York City.