Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race

Zohran Mamdani just won New York City’s mayoral race, toppling Andrew Cuomo by about 9 points—and the internet immediately turned his “Turn the volume up” mic drop into a meme. Commenters are split between elation and “econ 101” panic. One camp is cheering that someone finally ran on everyday costs, with users saying they feel “really hopeful” that a clear message on rent, childcare, and transit broke through. Another camp is bracing for impact, warning that rent freezes are a “real-time political experiment” with messy side effects, citing Paul Krugman and linking to the city’s rent data and Mamdani’s platform.

Drama alert: the thread keeps replaying the night’s story beats—Trump’s late endorsement against Mamdani, the Eugene Debs quote, and a promise of free buses and city-run groceries—while side-eyeing the chaos of ex-mayor Eric Adams and Cuomo running third-party. A louder subplot: commenters declaring it a national left swing, with school boards and statehouses “moving left” and the Bay Area’s political machine getting roasted by name. The jokes are flowing (“New York to eleven,” “free bus to the future,” and “Trader Yo’s, coming to Queens?”), but so are the receipts: can he pay for this, and can Albany and the City Council be convinced? The vibe is clear—big win, bigger fight ahead, and the comments are absolutely turned up.