Ronald Hicks arrives at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on February 6 for his installation Mass to become the 11th archbishop of New York. Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images With the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani , New York stands as, if not a beacon of hope, then a thin flame of cautious optimism for the future of leftist politics in the U.S. Even as the federal administration incinerates the last shreds of the social safety net, embarks on brazen aggression abroad, and unleashes unaccountable