Muslim New Yorkers move to assert political power in city

NEW YORK – As a wave of Islamophobic attacks began to spread late in the

New York City mayoral race,

Mr Zohran Mamdani was quick to respond. He travelled to a mosque in the Bronx to denounce the offensive remarks, surrounding himself with a group of key allies: Muslim faith and community leaders.

It was a telling show of support and kinship among an emergent voting bloc that was quietly coalescing within their communities for years, but whose political power was only beginning to emerge.