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Less than an hour after polls closed at 9PM ET, 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was announced as the winner of the New York City mayoral election. Reporting from the Democratic Socialists of America election results watch party at the Astoria Beer Garden in Mamdani’s home district of Astoria, Queens, NY, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez captures the moment Mamdani’s victory was announced.

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  • Videography: Maximillian Alvarez
  • Post-Production: Cameron Granadino
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Crowd:  [Cheering]

Maximillian Alvarez:  I’m here in Astoria, Queens, in Zohran Mamdani’s home district. Zohran Mamdani was just named the winner of the New York mayoral election a little after 9:30 PM tonight on Nov. 4. I’m here at the Democratic Socialists of America watch party at the Astoria Beer Garden. I’m going to take you through this watch party to give you a sense of the jubilation that I’m seeing and hearing right now.

Crowd:  [Chanting] Mamdani! Mamdani! Mamdani! …

[Cheering]

[Chanting] Fuck Cuomo! Fuck Cuomo! Fuck Cuomo! …

Maximillian Alvarez:  The mood is very jubilant here. A lot of folks expecting this result, but now that it’s here, a whole lot of celebration and excitement.

The message coming from onstage, and very much the tenor of the day, including from Mamdani himself, is that the fight is just beginning.

Crowd:  [Chanting] USA! USA! USA! …

Maximillian Alvarez:  It’s all about what happens now. The 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani was just named the first Muslim mayor of New York City, the second Democratic socialist mayor of New York City, defeating Andrew Cuomo.

Crowd:  [Chanting] Zohran! Zohran! Zohran! …

Maximillian Alvarez:  Chants of “tax the rich” are breaking out.

Crowd:  [Chanting] Tax the rich! Tax the rich! Tax the rich! …

DSA! DSA! DSA! …

Maximillian Alvarez:  This is Maximilian Alvarez for The Real News Network signing off from Astoria, Queens, and Zohran Mamdani’s home district. Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City.

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Ten years ago, I was working 12-hour days as a warehouse temp in Southern California while my family, like millions of others, struggled to stay afloat in the wake of the Great Recession. Eventually, we lost everything, including the house I grew up in. It was in the years that followed, when hope seemed irrevocably lost and help from above seemed impossibly absent, that I realized the life-saving importance of everyday workers coming together, sharing our stories, showing our scars, and reminding one another that we are not alone. Since then, from starting the podcast Working People—where I interview workers about their lives, jobs, dreams, and struggles—to working as Associate Editor at the Chronicle Review and now as Editor-in-Chief at The Real News Network, I have dedicated my life to lifting up the voices and honoring the humanity of our fellow workers.
 
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