Zohran Mamdani defeated a Republican, a fellow Democrat, and an army of billionaires when he emerged victorious in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday. Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, will be the first Muslim to ever hold the position, and the youngest mayor in over a century. The Associated Press projected the assemblymember the winner shortly after 9.30 pm. The 34-year-old campaigned during a time of rising financial insecurity on making the city more affordable for