Zohran Mamdani Says, ’I Don’t Think That We Should Have Billionaires’: Full Interview

Jun 29, 2025 | New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks about his campaign promises, criticisms over his tax plan and charges of antisemitism, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.

Mamdani Responds to Trump

Jul 2, 2025 | In response to President Donald Trump's call to look into Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship, the Democratic mayoral nominee on Tuesday said the president is focused on superficial qualities instead of putting in effort for the working people.

“Ultimately, what we’re seeing in Trump’s rhetoric is an attempt to focus on who I am, where I’m from, what I look like, how I sound, as opposed to what I’m actually fighting for because to do so, would be to display the stark contrast in our sincerity and actually delivering to the very working people who have been left behind by our politics compared to what President Trump has been able to do,” he said in an exclusive interview on “Inside City Hall."

Trump Administration Raises Possibility of Stripping Mamdani of US Citizenship

THE GUARDIAN: Move comes after rightwing Republican accused New York mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’

The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York, of his US citizenship as part of a crackdown against foreign-born citizens convicted of certain offences.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, appeared to pave the way for an investigation into Mamdani’s status after Andy Ogles, a rightwing Republican congressman for Tennessee, called for his citizenship to be revoked on the grounds that he may have concealed his support for “terrorism” during the naturalization process.

Mamdani, 33, who was born in Uganda to ethnic Indian parents, became a US citizen in 2018 and has attracted widespread media attention – and controversy – over his vocal support for Palestinian rights.

Controversy over his immigration status follows a chorus of Islamophobic attacks on his Muslim faith following his apparent victory in last week’s New York mayoral primary, when he finished first in a field that included Andrew Cuomo, the former New York state governor and favored candidate of the Democratic establishment. » | Robert Tait | Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Zohran Mamdani: The Socialist Shaking Up the Democrats | The Story

Jul 1, 2025 | On the 1st July democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be officially confirmed as the Democratic Party candidate for New York mayor, putting him in pole position to land the role in November. His win caused a political earthquake in America, personifying questions over the future direction of the party.  So who is this fresh new face of the Democratic party, and what does his rise tell us about the increasing popularity of left-wing economics?

Trump Flips Out in Fear over Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Race

June 30, 2025 | Jesse talks about remarks made by Donald Trump during his wildly edited Fox News Interview with Maria Bartiromo. Regarding Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy, he said, "He's a pure communist. I think he admits it. If he does get in, I'm gonna be president and he's gonna have to the right thing or they're not getting any money. He's gotta do the right thing."

New York Braces for Billionaire Exodus after Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s Win

THE TELEGRAPH: Shock primary result has sparked panic among New York’s ultra-rich

New York is bracing for an “exodus of billionaires” after the Democrats nominated a staunch socialist as their candidate for mayor.

Zorham Mamdani, a 33-year-old “anti-Zionist”, sent shock waves through American politics on Tuesday when he beat Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, in the Democratic primary, earning him the party’s nomination for November’s mayoral election.

A rank outsider, Mr Mamdani was carried to victory by a wave of young voters who were won over by his radical campaign pledges to freeze rents and introduce free public transport and city-run grocery stores, all of which he pledged would be paid for by hiking taxes on the wealthy. » | Cameron Henderson | Sunday, June 28, 2025

Democrats Fight Back with NYC Mayoral Primary win for Zohran Mamdani, against Barrage of Abuse

Jun 27, 2025 | NY Mayoral Primary winner Zohran Mamdani vows to stand up to Trump’s border czar and ICE as Republicans call on Trump to revoke Mamdani’s citizenship and deport him.

Donald Trump Spared Jail or Fine as Judge Sentences Him in Historic New York Case | BBC News

Jan 10, 2025 | US President-elect Donald Trump has been spared jail time or a fine in New York in the hush-money case.

Last May, Trump was convicted on 34 counts relating to hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

On Friday, he was sentenced to "unconditional discharge" on all counts.

Paying hush money is not illegal in New York, but the charges stem from how Trump reimbursed his lawyer, who paid Daniels.

New York Is Rebounding for the Rich. Nearly Everyone Else Is Struggling.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The huge income gap between rich and poor in Manhattan is the latest sign that the economic recovery from the pandemic has been lopsided in New York City.

As New York City inches closer to recovering all the jobs it lost during the pandemic, Manhattan — the city’s economic engine — marked a far less encouraging milestone. It now has the biggest income gap of any large county in the country.

Even in a city notorious for tableaus of luxury living beside crushing poverty, the widening gap is striking. The wealthiest fifth of Manhattanites earned an average household income of $545,549, or more than 53 times as much as the bottom 20 percent, who earned an average of $10,259, according to 2022 census data, released earlier this month. Social Explorer, a demographic data firm, analyzed the data for The Times.

“It’s amazingly unequal,” said Andrew Beveridge, the president of Social Explorer. “It’s a larger gap than in many developing countries,” and the widest gulf in the United States since 2006, when the data was first reported. The Bronx and Brooklyn were also among the top 10 counties in the country in terms of income inequality.

It is the latest data to underscore the city’s lopsided rebound from the pandemic. Across the city, wages are up, but mostly for the affluent. Jobs are returning, but many are in low-paying positions. Unemployment is down, but remains sharply higher for Black and Hispanic New Yorkers. The mixed signals highlight a widening chasm: The city is recovering, but many of its residents are not. » | Stefanos Chen | Thursday, September 28, 2023

1911: When New Yorkers Dressed with Style and Elegance

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A Closer Look: Jackie Kennedy’s New York City Apartment | Cultured Elegance

Jun 9, 2023 | In this video, we will explore the home of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. We will be touring her penthouse apartment at 1040 fifth avenue in New York., travelling back in time.

New York a soif de vins fins et rares

LE MONDE : Si les Etats-Unis aiment le vin, la Grosse Pomme en raffole. Ici, les clients ont les moyens de s’offrir les plus grands crus, et l’audace de tout goûter : flacons du monde entier, vins bio, nature, orange… Reportage chez ses cavistes renommés.

Avec 3,3 milliards de litres bus en 2020, les Américains sont les champions du monde en matière de consommation de vin. Mais aussi d’importation de bouteilles. Autant dire que, plus qu’aucune autre ville des Etats-Unis, New York – cité cosmopolite, mondialisée, aisée – est à la pointe du phénomène.

A New York, quand on aime, on aime fort. Quel que soit le prix, car les habitants de Manhattan ont les moyens de leurs plaisirs. Issus de cultures variées et accédant à toutes sortes de gastronomies, les New-Yorkais n’avaient qu’à se prendre de passion pour le vin pour que leur ville se retrouve à l’avant-poste de tout ce que la planète viticole est capable de produire en crus rares. » | Par Ophélie Neiman n(New York, envoyée spéciale) | lundi 12 décembre 2022

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USA in the 1940s: A Day in New York & Los Angeles in Colour

Aug 5, 2022 | Time travel back to New York and Los Angeles 1940s like you've never seen before. New York City in the 1940s was buzzing with activity, with the population of Manhattan almost reaching 2 million inhabitants. This incredible color film, which document everyday life in New York City and Los Angeles, are a glimpse back at this era. …

Donald Trump Sued as New York Adult Survivors Act Takes Effect

BBC: Writer E Jean Carroll has sued Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s.

Ms Carroll is among the first to sue under the Adult Survivors Act, which came into effect on Thursday.

The state law allows a one-year period for victims to file sexual assault lawsuits in New York over claims that would have otherwise exceeded statute limitations.

The former president has denied the allegations against him.

Ms Carroll alleges the attack took place in a New York luxury department store dressing room 27 years ago.

The Adult Survivors Act allows victims to come forward if the sexual assault occurred when they were over the age of 18 and took place on a date that exceeds time limits that exists on most felonies. » | BBC | Thursday, November 24, 2022

Ukraine-Krieg dominiert UN-Generalversammlung in New York | DW Nachrichten

Heute startete die Generaldebatte der Vereinten Nationen in New York. Zu Beginn richtete UN-Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres eindringliche Worte an die Weltgemeinschaft. Auch Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz ist nach New York gereist.

War in Ukraine overshadows UN session | DW News »

Author Salman Rushdie on a Ventilator after Being Stabbed | DW News

Aug 13, 2022 Author Salman Rushdie is alive but breathing through a ventilator after being stabbed on stage as he was about to give a lecture in New York state. Rushdie had spent years in hiding and under police protection after Iranian leaders called for his execution over his 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses." A 24-year-old man has been taken into custody.

Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator and unable to speak, agent says: Salman Rushdie's agent has said "the news is not good" after the author was stabbed at an event in New York state. »

Who is Salman Rushdie? The writer who emerged from hiding: Over a literary career spanning five decades, Sir Salman Rushdie has been no stranger to death threats arising due to the nature of his work. »

Horrifying, ghastly: Authors condemn attack on Salman Rushdie: Authors around the world have expressed their shock and sadness at the attack on Salman Rushdie in New York state. »

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Salman Rushdie placé sous assistance respiratoire après avoir été poignardé lors d’une conférence dans l’Etat de New York

LE MONDE : Salman Rushdie a été visé par une fatwa de l’ayatollah iranien Ruhollah Khomeyni en 1989, après la publication de ses « Versets sataniques », livre que de nombreux musulmans considèrent comme blasphématoire.

Salman Rushdie lors d’une conférence au Havre (Seine-Maritime), le 13 septembre 2016. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP
L’écrivain britannique Salman Rushdie, cible de menaces de mort de la part de l’Iran depuis la publication des Versets sataniques (1988), a été placé sous respirateur artificiel après avoir été agressé et poignardé au cou et à l’abdomen, vendredi 12 août, alors qu’il s’apprêtait à prendre la parole lors d’une conférence dans l’Etat de New York, aux Etats-Unis.

Immédiatement après l’agression sur l’estrade d’un amphithéâtre d’un centre culturel à Chautauqua, M. Rushdie a été transporté en hélicoptère vers l’hôpital le plus proche, où il a été opéré en urgence. « Les nouvelles ne sont pas bonnes », a fait savoir son agent, Andrew Wylie, qui a précisé que l’écrivain de 75 ans avait besoin d’une assistance respiratoire. « Salman va probablement perdre un œil, les nerfs de son bras ont été sectionnés et son foie a été poignardé et est endommagé », a-t-il ajouté. » | Le Monde avec AFP | vendredi 12 août 2022

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Salman Rushdie on Ventilator after Being Stabbed on Stage at New York State Event

THE GUARDIAN: Author attacked at event in western New York as police identify the suspect in custody as Hadi Matar

Sir Salman Rushdie remains on a ventilator after being attacked on stage at an event in western New York state on Friday morning.

Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and torso as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

Rushdie, 75, was taken to surgery, and Andrew Wylie, his spokesperson, said in a statement early Friday evening that the author was put on a ventilator and had suffered significant injuries: “The news is not good. Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged.”

Authorities later identified the man suspected of stabbing Rushdie as 24-year-old Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jersey, who had bought a pass to the event. Plus video » | Ed Pilkington and Maya Yang in New York, Sam Levin in Los Angeles and agencies | Friday, August 12, 2022

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Salman Rushdie: Author Stabbed at Event in New York State

Aug 12, 2022 The author Salman Rushdie is being treated in hospital after he was stabbed on stage at an event in upstate New York.

The 75-year-old writer had been subjected to death threats by Iran in the 1980s - when Ayatollah Khomeini declared his works to be blasphemous.

New York's governor said a state police officer intervened - saving Sir Salman's life - as well as the event's moderator who was also injured.

The attack took place at an event at the Chautauqua Institution in the west of New York state.

Warning: This report contains distressing scenes.


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Stabbing Sends Ripples of ‘Shock and Horror’ through the Literary World.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Literary figures and public officials said that they were shocked by the news that the author Salman Rushdie had been stabbed in the neck on Friday morning while onstage to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institute in western New York.

“We cannot immediately think of any comparable incident of a public violent attack on a writer during a literary event here in the United States,” said Suzanne Nossel, the chief executive officer of the nonprofit literary organization PEN America, who noted that the motivations for the attack and Mr. Rushdie’s current condition were unknown as of Friday late morning.

Mr. Rushdie is a former president of PEN America, which advocates for writers’ freedom of expression around the world.

She said in a statement that the organization’s members were “reeling from shock and horror.”

Ms. Nossel said Mr. Rushdie had emailed her hours before the attack to ask about helping Ukrainian writers in need of safe refuge.

“Salman Rushdie has been targeted for his words for decades, but has never flinched nor faltered,” she said. “He has devoted tireless energy to assisting others who are vulnerable and menaced.”

The author Neil Gaiman wrote on Twitter that he was “shocked and distressed” about the attack.

“He’s a good man and a brilliant one and I hope he’s okay,” he said.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said in a Twitter post that he was “appalled that Sir Salman Rushdie has been stabbed while exercising a right we should never cease to defend. Right now my thoughts are with his loved ones. We are all hoping he is okay.” » | Hurubie Meko | Friday, August 12, 2022

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