N.Y., shares insights from NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's meeting with Democratic lawmakers, urging skeptics to get to know him beyond media portrayals.

NY, who represents constituents in the Bronx and Queens, campaigned for Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist. The New York City mayoral candidate

Mamdani’s trouncing of Cuomo marked the biggest national victory for lefties since Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her first election in an upset over entrenched Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley in 2018, Smith said.

His win was a stunning upset that reverberated beyond New York's five boroughs, with many openly questioning whether the success of a self-described democratic socialist spelled a left-leaning movement in the national party.

In a town where all politics is tribal, Mamdani has emerged as a leader of New York’s South Asian community, 600,000 strong, which is now following its Irish, Italian, Jewish, Black, and Latino predecessors in demanding a seat at the table inside City Hall. That bloc is squarely behind Mamdani and fighting hard for victory in November.

Mamdanis belong to the Khoja community, who were categorized by the British in the early 19th century as “Hindoo Mussalman” because their traditions spanned both religions.

The poll results emerge as Cuomo relaunched his campaign as an independent following his primary defeat by Mamdani.