President Donald Trump threatened a federal takeover of New York if Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani wins the city’s mayoral race. Mamdani, a New York state assemblyman, pulled off an upset win against former Gov.

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will stay in the New York City mayoral race as an independent candidate despite his stunning loss in the Democratic Party's primary election to self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani.

Readers wanted to know more about Zohran Mamdani, how he won the Democratic primary (and how Andrew Cuomo lost), and what it all means. We have answers.