From Citi Bike to City Hall: Zohran Mamdani Pedals His Way Into History as New York's First 'Cycling Mayor'

New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Bingjiefu He)

KEY POINTS

• Zohran Mamdani is NYC's first Muslim and first 'cycling mayor.'
• He campaigned on a Citi Bike while backing free buses and city-run grocery stores.

He was the man in a suit and tie, gliding through Manhattan traffic on a Citi Bike while rivals whizzed past in black SUVs. Now, Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who turned his two wheels into a movement, has pedalled his way straight into City Hall and into history as New York's first ever 'cycling mayor'.