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... Zohran Mamdani's election as New York City's next mayor has become something larger than a historic first for many Muslim New Yorkers " it marks a rare moment of visibility and unity across the city's Muslim community, and a particularly meaningful one for Shia Muslims, who have often felt sidelined, even within their own faith, they told NBC News.

That sense of possibility crystallized for Fizza Jaffari the night Mamdani won.

She recalled watching the election returns from a cafe in Astoria, a diverse Queens neighborhood with a large Muslim population, when cheers erupted and car horns blared as Mamdani made history, not just as the city's first Muslim mayor, but as the first Shia Muslim to hold the office.

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime type of moment," Jaffri, 33, told NBC News. "I haven't really experienced that, especially because we're not always in these high-power offices."

As Mamdani prepares to take office on Jan. 1, Shia Muslim New Yorkers say his election is already reshaping conversations about faith, identity and belonging. ...

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... For Mamdani, the moment is rooted in lessons passed down by his paternal grandparents on justice, dignity and standing against oppression through his Shia identity.

"They didn't just teach me what it meant to be Shia. They didn't just teach me what it meant to be a Muslim," Mamdani told NBC News in an interview at his office.

"They also used those lessons to teach me what it meant to be a good person." ...

imo, from what I have gleaned from the local NYC news I watch ...

Mayor-elect Mamdani has an uphill battle ahead of him.

Much of what he wants to do in NYC is actually controlled by Albany.

For example, free bus rides within NYC? MTA (which runs the buses in NYC) fares are controlled by the State in Albany, not the NYC Mayor.

It will be interesting to watch Mayor-elect Mamdani's actions, as he works toward living up to his promises.

At least he didn't promise to eliminate bus fares on day one.

So at least he, and his supporters, seem to have a modicum of common sense.

@#8 ... Less than 25 years after thousands of New Yorkers were killed on 9/11, the Chief Counsel of New York is going to be an Islamist lawyer who came to this country after 9/11 specifically to defend the very Al Qaeda terrorists we were fighting against. ...

If that is the case, then why was he elected by the NYC voters?

That's the explanation your troll farm needs to provide.

Not some random deflection attempt.

Stated differently, the troll farm really needs to try harder.

It's current efforts are so lame that it abases itself.

:)

@#8 ... As I famously like to say, tolerance is the lube that helps slip the ----- of dysfunction into the ass of a civilized society. ...

Ah, so now I understand your troll farm's support of Pres Trump.

Thanks, for that follow-up.