Zohran Mamdani (D) to hold first major rally of 2025 New York City mayoral race

Get out your beanies and ZetroCards – Zohran Mamdani’s supporters are rallying this weekend.

His New York City mayoral campaign is holding its first major rally of the cycle in North Brooklyn on Sunday – with an anticipated crowd of around 2,000 volunteers, supporters and other endorsers expected to be in attendance, according to the campaign.

Actor Kal Penn will emcee the event, titled “A City We Can Afford,” and state Sen. Gustavo Rivera, New York City Council Member Chi Ossé, and New York Working Families Party co-Directors Ana María Archila and Jasmine Gripper will be among the featured speakers. Pakistani American singer Ali Sethi will perform.

New Yorkers just now tuning into the mayoral race will be disappointed if they’re looking for Sunday plans. Location details are being kept under wraps by the campaign, as the event is already at capacity with invited supporters and volunteers. If that feels odd for a candidate who’s still polling in the mid-10s to low-20s, it’s because the campaign isn’t focused on bringing in new supporters off the street with the event. Instead, they see it as breaking through a new stage of the campaign, where volunteers from around the city can appreciate the size and energy of the movement behind Mamdani all in one place – and perhaps be inspired to hit the ground running in the next seven weeks.



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