Mamdani elected mayor of NYC in race that polarized Jewish voters

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, delivering a decisive win in a three-way race that divided and in many cases distressed the city's Jews.

Mamdani received a significant enough majority of votes that major news agencies declared the election less than 40 minutes after polls closed in the city, following the highest turnout in more than half a century.

The results mean that Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist who ran on a platform of affordability, will now have a chance to turn his vision into reality as the leader of the country's largest city. It also means that...