New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spent part of the World Cup watching England take on Argentina alongside more than 100 inmates inside Rikers Island, one of the nation's most notorious jail complexes.
While fans across the city packed bars, parks and offices for the semifinal, Mamdani joined incarcerated men gathered in a gymnasium at the jail's main intake center, where a giant projection screen and soccer-themed balloon displays transformed the space into an unlikely watch party.
