Mr. Mamdani’s victory upended city politics and reverberated nationally. He relied on a memorable message, charisma and a strong ground game.

New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani's unexpected victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary makes him the presumptive favorite to be the city's next chief executive. While the city has not released a final result due to ranked choice votes still being tallied,

Perhaps he will hunt them down at the tables of Masa, where sushi can go for almost $1,000 a head. Or maybe he’ll track them to the bar at the Plaza hotel, or else evict them from their penthouses overlooking Central Park.

Gillibrand said she believes Mr. Mamdani is sincere when he says he wants to protect all New Yorkers and combat antisemitism,” according to a readout of the call.