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Anti-Billionaire Campaign Swept Mamdani to Victory. Can He Win Over NYC’s 1 Percent?

Zohran Mamdani campaigned against wealth inequality in his quest to become mayor of New York City. On today’s Big Take podcast, what it will take to woo the ultra-wealthy.

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates as he takes the stage at an election night watch party in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Nov. 4.Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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By Julia Press, Sarah Holder, and Dina Katgara

November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM UTC

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Zohran Mamdani clinched New York City’s mayoral race by campaigning against wealth inequality and promoting affordability. Now, he faces the challenge of delivering on the promises that got him elected while coming to the table with the city’s wealthiest residents, who have an outsized influence on the city’s politics, economy and revenue.