Oct. 23, 2024
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani launches his campaign with a video. Slickly edited, the video mentions Mr. Adams’s indictment and the policies of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. It lays out the campaign’s three signature policy proposals: fast and free buses, free child care, and freezing the rent for rent-stabilized tenants.–><!–>
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Nov. 3, 2024
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[–><!–>Carrying a microphone in one hand and a water bottle in the other, Mr. Mamdani records a video while running the New York City Marathon in a black T-shirt reading “Eric Adams Raised My Rent!” His time of 5:38:10 is an improvement on his performance in 2022.–><!–>
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Nov. 15, 2024
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[–><!–>The campaign’s first viral moment comes after President Trump wins a second term. Mr. Mamdani films a video interviewing voters at Fordham Road in the Bronx and Hillside Avenue in Queens, two areas that swung significantly toward Mr. Trump. With simple questions, Mr. Mamdani captures the frustrations that animate his campaign.–><!–>
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Dec. 4, 2024
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[–><!–>Hundreds of volunteers join the first town hall gathering hosted by Mr. Mamdani and the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. Days later, canvassers begin field work for Mr. Mamdani, a longtime D.S.A. member who was endorsed by the local chapter.–><!–>
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Dec. 12, 2024
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani announces a plan to build five city-owned grocery stores, one in each borough. The policy is another example of Mr. Mamdani’s focus on the soaring cost of living, a trigger issue with many voters.–><!–>
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Jan. 1, 2025
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[–><!–>A campaign video shows Mr. Mamdani participating in a quintessential city tradition: diving into the freezing waters off Coney Island on New Year’s Day. Wearing a $30 suit from a thrift store, Mr. Mamdani focuses on his promise to freeze the rent for New York City’s rent-stabilized units.–><!–>
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Jan. 13
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[–><!–>As he did with the polar plunge, Mr. Mamdani, shown in another video wolfing down chicken over rice from a food cart, finds an irreverent way to explain how the city’s arcane permitting process is squeezing vendors and driving “halalflation.”–><!–>
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Jan. 14
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[–><!–>Still unknown to much of the electorate, Mr. Mamdani surprises many political observers when he announces that he has raised more money — over $642,000 — than any another mayoral candidate between early October and January.–><!–>
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March 1
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[–><!–>Mr. Cuomo announces his run for mayor in a 17-minute video that describes how he is the cure for the ills — crime, dirt and incompetence — plaguing New York City.–><!–>
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March 12
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[–><!–>In Albany, Mr. Mamdani and dozens of protesters confront Thomas D. Homan, President Trump’s border czar, who was at the State Capitol for a meeting with ruling Republicans. A video of Mr. Mamdani tussling with state troopers goes viral, and his campaign raises $250,000 in 24 hours.–><!–>
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March 23
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[–><!–>They first go after the former governor for his decision during the pandemic to let nursing homes readmit hospital patients who had tested positive for the coronavirus. At a news conference with families of people who died in nursing homes, they blame Mr. Cuomo for an increased number of deaths in the facilities; he says he was following federal guidelines.–><!–>
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March 24
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[–><!–>As his campaign picks up speed, Mr. Mamdani becomes the first candidate to reach the city’s fund-raising cap and playfully announces the news in a video in which he implores donors to “stop sending us money.”–><!–>
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March 26
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[–><!–>For the first time, Mr. Mamdani reaches double digits in a public opinion survey, deemed reliable by The New York Times’s polling unit.–><!–>
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March 29
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[–><!–>The left-leaning Working Families Party endorses a slate of four mayoral candidates, with the hope that one of them can beat Mr. Cuomo.Mr. Mamdani is the progressive party’s first choice.–><!–>
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April 1
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[–><!–>Recognizing that his past calls to cut the Police Department’s budget will be a liability, Mr. Mamdani releases a plan to create a separate Department of Community Safety while keeping the number of police officers the same.–><!–>
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April 3
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[–><!–>Mr. Adams announces he will skip the Democratic primary and run for re-election as an independent. The development seems to help Mr. Cuomo, allowing him to attract more moderate Democrats.–><!–>
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June 2
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[–><!–>In an early sign of the race- and religion-based smears that would come to infuse the race, Vickie Paladino, a Republican councilwoman, calls for Mr. Mamdani, who was born in Uganda to Indian parents and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, to be deported.–><!–>
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June 4
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[–><!–>Though not universally fluent, Mr. Mamdani proved adept at recording videos in a number of languages, including one in Hindi where he explains the intricacies of ranked-choice voting using cups of mango lassi. (Later, the Mamdani campaign releases a humorous look at the candidate’s struggle to execute a video in Spanish.)–><!–>
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June 5
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[–><!–>The day after the primary’s first major debate, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Mr. Mamdani, lending her star wattage to his ascendant campaign. The endorsement from Ms. Ocasio-Cortez — an ally of another candidate, the city comptroller Brad Lander — underscores Mr. Mamdani’s growing momentum, especially on the left.–><!–>
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June 13
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[–><!–>In a sign of the lengths progressive candidates are willing to go to block Mr. Cuomo, Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Lander cross-endorse each other.–><!–>
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June 14
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[–><!–>At a large rally at Terminal 5, a venue on Manhattan’s Far West Side, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and numerous other prominent supporters argue that Mr. Mamdani’s campaign is a model that national Democrats should embrace.–><!–>
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June 17
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[–><!–>On the same day that Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont endorses Mr. Mamdani, Mr. Lander is detained by federal agents as he escorts immigrants from court in Lower Manhattan. His arrest sparks outrage and condemnation among Democrats, while also raising Mr. Lander’s profile.–><!–>
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[–><!–>A conservative podcast releases an interview with Mr. Mamdani, where he is asked about the phrase “globalize the intifada,” which has been seen as a call to violence against Jews. He refuses to condemn its use.–><!–>
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June 19
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[–><!–>The Police Department investigates bomb threats against Mr. Mamdani. (A Texas man is arrested and charged months later.)–><!–>
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June 20
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani walks the entire length of Manhattan from Inwood Hill Park to Battery Park on a bustling Friday evening. The seven-hour journey is packaged into an emotional video of him thanking supporters, underscoring the campaign’s broader effort to break down walls between the candidate and voters.–><!–>
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June 24
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[–><!–>Despite polls showing him gaining ground, the political world is shocked when Mr. Mamdani’s large lead in the primary is revealed on election night; Mr. Cuomo quickly concedes.–><!–>
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July 14
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[–><!–>After weeks of uncertainty, Mr. Cuomo announces he will run as an independent in the general election.–><!–>
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July 15
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[–><!–>During a meeting with an influential group of business leaders, Mr. Mamdani says he will avoid using the phrase “globalize the intifada,” and that he will “discourage” others from using it as well.–><!–>
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July 18
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani meets with the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, for an hour in Mr. Jeffries’s Brooklyn district. No endorsement is immediately made.–><!–>
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July 20
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani announces in a video that he is traveling to Uganda with his wife, Rama Duwaji, to celebrate their recent marriage with family and friends.–><!–>
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July 28
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[–><!–>While Mr. Mamdani is overseas, a gunman opens fire in the lobby of a Midtown Manhattan office tower, killing four people, including an off-duty New York City police officer. The officer, Didarul Islam, was Bangladeshi and, like Mr. Mamdani, a Muslim. Mr. Mamdani cuts his trip short, and two days later travels directly from Kennedy Airport to the Bronx home of the officer’s family for an hourlong private meeting at the family’s invitation. –><!–>
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Aug. 6
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[–><!–>The New York Times reports on a call between Mr. Cuomo and President Trump, who is mulling getting involved in the election. Both men deny that the call took place.–><!–>
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Aug. 24
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[–><!–>Nearly 4,000 people participate in a scavenger hunt organized by the Mamdani campaign across the city.–><!–>
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Sept. 14
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[–><!–>In a sign that mainstream Democrats are beginning to coalesce behind Mr. Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul endorses him, noting their ideological differences but several shared priorities. Three days later, Carl Heastie, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, endorses Mr. Mamdani.–><!–>
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Sept. 28
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Oct. 1
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani’s first general election ad airs. The spot features a line that, according to a recent interview with the ad makers, Mr. Mamdani heard from a voter in the Bronx. “I used to love New York. Now it’s just where I live,” one woman laments, setting up Mr. Mamdani’s argument that his goal is to make the New Yorkers’ lives easier.–><!–>
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Oct. 15
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani sits for an interview with Fox News’s “The Story With Martha MacCallum.” He seems to flub a question about whether Hamas should lay down arms and step aside in Gaza, giving an indirect answer that re-energizes critics of his stance on Israel.–><!–>
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Oct. 19
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani hosts a soccer tournament in Coney Island called the “Cost of Living Classic,” intending to draw attention to the campaign’s affordability agenda.–><!–>
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Oct. 22
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[–><!–>During the general election’s first debate, Mr. Mamdani seems intent on placating more moderate supporters who are concerned about his views on policing, by confirming a Times article that says he will ask Jessica Tisch to stay on as police commissioner if he wins.–><!–>
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Oct. 24
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[–><!–>Mr. Mamdani is endorsed by Mr. Jeffries. On the same day, he gives an emotional 10-minute speech condemning what he describes as an Islamophobic effort to paint him as a foreigner and a threat to New Yorkers. In the address, he emphasizes his Muslim faith and demands an end to divisive campaigning.–><!–>
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Oct. 25
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[–><!–>Flanked by Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hochul, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and many other political luminaries, Mr. Mamdani draws nearly 13,000 people to Forest Hills Stadium for a final rally. Mr. Mamdani’s supporters cast his unlikely rise as a powerful step forward in Democratic efforts to push back against President Trump.–><!–>
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Nov. 3
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[–><!–>After months of the two men dancing around each other, Mr. Cuomo is endorsed by President Trump, who says it would “be a Complete and Total Economic and Social Disaster should Mamdani win.”–><!–>
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Nov. 4
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[–><!–>The Associated Press calls the mayoral election for Mr. Mamdani. After more than a year of campaigning, he is set to become the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.–><!–>
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Source: Elections - nytimes.com
