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‘The capital of capitalism’: New York’s old brigade plot how to stop the rise of Zohran Mamdani

The party’s candidate for New York’s mayoral election will face a wily political operator in Eric Adams

Zohran Mamdani’s sudden emergence into the national spotlight presents the addled Democratic Party with a new dilemma. Photograph: Adam Gray/Bloomberg
Zohran Mamdani’s sudden emergence into the national spotlight presents the addled Democratic Party with a new dilemma. Photograph: Adam Gray/Bloomberg
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Keith Duggan in New York
Fri Jun 27 2025 - 12:23 • 6 MIN READ
USNew York CityDonald TrumpAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBinyamin Netanyahu