New York has followed London in choosing hope over fear in electing Democrat Zohran Mamdani as the city’s new mayor, according to his London counterpart Sir Sadiq Khan.
Mr Mamdani, 34, defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the city’s first Muslim mayor and the first of South Asian heritage.
Sir Sadiq congratulated Mr Mamdani, who will become New York’s youngest mayor in more than a century when he takes office on January 1, on what he called a “historic campaign”.
He wrote on X: “New Yorkers faced a clear choice – between hope and fear – and just like we’ve seen in London – hope won.”
US President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Mr Cuomo, a former Democrat running as an independent, and threatened to cut federal funding to New York if Mr Mamdani triumphed.
New Yorkers faced a clear choice - between hope and fear - and just like we've seen in London - hope won.
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) November 5, 2025
Huge congratulations to @ZohranKMamdani on his historic campaign.
In his victory speech, Mr Mamdani said: “New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and as of tonight, led by an immigrant.
“If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him.”
The city’s Board of Elections said the vote had seen the largest turnout in more than 50 years, with more than two million people casting ballots.
