At The Indypendent, we’re always listening closely to what’s happening with grassroots movements and electoral campaigns that boldly challenge the economic and political status quo in New York City. We began covering Zohran Mamdani in the spring of 2020 when he was running for a New York State Assembly seat against a five-term incumbent in Astoria, Queens. We’ve been following him ever since as a crusading assembly member and as a mayoral candidate who was initially thought to have little chance of victory but has (no surprise to us) surged into a strong second place. With a week until election day, Mamdani has a decent chance of defeating Andrew Cuomo. 

Primary Primer: A Voter’s Guide to Some of the Most Hotly Contested Races on the NY Ballot
June 2020
By John Tarleton

Home Foreclosure Specialist Aims to Take Fight For Housing & Racial Justice from Astoria to Albany
June 2020
By John Tarleton

How Zohran Mamdani’s Rap Career Taught Him to Campaign as a Socialist
June 2020
By Annie Levin

Cancel Rent Demonstrators Arrested After Supreme Court Strikes Down NY Eviction Moratorium
August 2021
By Amba Guerguerian

Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike Outside of City Hall
October 2021
By Steven Wishnia

Beyond Con Ed: For New York, Public Power Is the Past and the Future
March 2022
By Lachlan Hyatt & John Tarleton

Public Power Advocates Rally Outside Heastie’s Office, Demand Climate Action on Eve of Renewable Energy Hearing
July 2022
By Molly Morrow

Con Ed Is Seeking Double-digit Rate Hikes; Astoria Residents Respond
December 2022
By Jenna Gaudino

New York Dems Target DSA for New Red Scare
October 2023
By Theodore Hamm

End NYU and Columbia’s Property Tax Exemption and Give CUNY the Funds It Needs to Thrive
January 2024
By Alexa D’Angelo

Columbia & NYU Tax Break Targeted to Repair Disparities Between Private Universities and CUNY
December 2024
By Eric Santomauro-Stenzel

Mr. Mayor?: Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign Has an Army of Socialist Supporters Who Are Dreaming Big With Him
December 2024
By John Tarleton

Zohran Mamdani’s Path to Victory
May 2025
By John Tarleton

MAGA vs. Mamdani Supporters: Clash Outside Landlord Lobby HQ Highlights Stark Difference between Right and Leftwing Populism
June 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s Appearances on The Indypendent News Hour:

June 2020: Zohran Kwame Mamdani Interviewed on WBAI by John Tarleton

March 2022: Talking Con Ed Rate Hikes w/ Socialist NY Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani

March 2023: Update on State Budget Negotiations from NY DSA Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani

September 2023: New York City Launches Five Free Bus Lines in Pilot Program 

October 2024: Zohran Mamdani Explains How He Will Address Affordability Crisis as Mayor

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