Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani spoke with CBS News New York Thursday about his strategy for attracting independent voters.

The political stunner in the New York City mayoral primary election is having an effect nationally. Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani turned the race on its ear when he took the victory over former Gov.

For Muslim Americans across the country, his victory was a historic moment — one that cast a sharp rebuke toward Islamophobia.