Mamdani and NYC-DSA Shatter New York’s Democratic Machines

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's picks swept the night as his NYC-DSA coalition outplayed the establishment up and down the ballot.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani with candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier (Credit: Darializa for Congress)

A reeling Democratic establishment watched as the results rolled in on Tuesday night. One of New York’s strongest machines had collapsed in a seeming instant, bested by the rising power of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) and popular…