Former governor Andrew Cuomo conceded New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani, as the 33-year-old member of the state Assembly had a significant lead in the race Tuesday night.

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist lawmaker, is on pace to win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor — a seismic shift in what normally would have been a sleepy reelection for the incumbent,

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded to state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday night. Why it matters: Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist,