For Today, Explained, Vox’s Astead Herndon sat down with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at his transition team’s office to talk about how Mamdani plans to execute on his promises once in office.
Earlier this year, Herndon profiled Mamdani’s rise for the New York Times Magazine, spending time with the rising political star on the campaign trail and interviewing him several times for a story in October that broke down what led to Mamdani’s unprecedented rise and his surprise victory over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
In this sit-down interview with Vox, Herndon caught up with Mamdani as he finalized his team to lead New York City. They talk through everything from Mamdani’s first priorities in office to what the national Democratic Party can learn from his successful campaign on affordability to his appeal to new, young voters through social video.
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