Hate Crimes

Islamophobia charges roil New York City mayoral race

October 29, 2025 Petra Hartmann Fact checked

Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, is facing a wave of attacks invoking 9/11 and terrorism — from Republicans and, in some cases, Democratic figures — even as multiple late-October polls show him leading Andrew Cuomo in the Nov. 4 election.