New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani identified as both Asian and African American on his 2009 Columbia University application, the New York Times reported Thursday, prompting anger and ridicule from many as news spread Friday. Some accused him of being a fraud while others suggested he was trying to abuse affirmative action.

Aren’t we still in the book right now? Like before, we get to the book writing phase, don’t we have to finish the fight ???” a social media account wrote.

The victory of the 'unabashedly left-wing candidate' presents a threat for Republicans and a lesson for Democrats

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