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Mamdani has a place in NYC history. But which place in a centuries-long list of mayors?
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FILE - New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. - photo by AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File
NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York's mayor Jan. 1. Besides being the first Muslim and first person of South Asian heritage elected to the office, the Democrat also is poised to shape city history by being the 112th mayor — rather than 111th, as he was expecting. That’s due to a longstanding oversight in record-keeping that recently gained new attention.