{"id":290004,"date":"2025-10-25T00:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-frontrunner-for-new-york-city-mayor-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T00:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:04:56","slug":"who-is-zohran-mamdani-frontrunner-for-new-york-city-mayor-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-is-zohran-mamdani-frontrunner-for-new-york-city-mayor-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Zohran Mamdani, frontrunner for New York City mayor? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/tWFhWjFqkA8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who is Zohran Mamdani, frontrunner for New York City mayor? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tWFhWjFqkA8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Voting starts on Saturday for one of America\u2019s biggest and most prominent political positions. <\/p>\n<p>How did Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, emerge as the frontrunner to be the next mayor of New York, despite being virtually unknown at the start of his campaign?   <\/p>\n<p>Sarah, Justin and Anthony look in more detail at his policies, and in particular the centrepiece of his campaign around the cost of living. Mamdani says he will make New York more affordable, by increasing housing stock, raising taxes for the rich and bringing down the cost of rent. How realistic are his promises and how much could it matter if he can\u2019t deliver? We also unpack his views on Israel and Gaza, and how his views on Gaza could affect the Jewish vote in New York, the biggest outside of Israel.   <\/p>\n<p>We get an inside track on Mamdani\u2019s campaign from Eric Lach, staff writer at the New Yorker, who has been following him on the campaign trail, from before he won the primaries, to having dinner at Mamdani\u2019s apartment in Queens. He also shares his views on how Mamdani will handle the NYPD, the country\u2019s largest police department, after calling for the police to be defunded in 2020.  <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has made clear he thinks Mamdani is a radical left communist, so how might he handle the US president if he is elected as mayor? And how might Donald Trump target New York in return?  <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting starts on Saturday for one of America\u2019s biggest and most prominent political positions. How did Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, emerge as the frontrunner to be the next mayor of New York, despite being virtually unknown at the start of his campaign? 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