Zohran Mamdani gets rapturous reception as he makes 1am stop at queer bar ahead of mayoral election

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Zohran Mamdani made a night-time stop at an LGBTQ+ bar at the weekend, just hours before the polls open on mayoral election day in New York. 

The hot favourite to move into Gracie Mansion after voting on Tuesday (4 November), dropped into a number of nightclubs on Saturday night and Sunday morning – including Gabriela, Caribbean Social Club, Damballa, Mood Ring, 100 Sutton and Papi Juice, according to a Facebook post by Rogue DNC.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has taken his campaign to the city's clubs
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has taken his campaign to the city’s clubs. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Influencer Matt Bernstein shared a clip – viewed more than 10 million times – of Mamdani giving a speech from a DJ booth at Papi Juice, an art collective that affirms and celebrates the lives of queer and trans people of colour.

“So, it’s 1am and Zohran just showed up at a gay bar”, Bernstein wrote. Mamdani can be heard saying: “Are we ready to win a city we can afford? Are we ready to make history? Let’s go out there and do it. Thank you, my friends.”

The short speech was met with loud cheers and applause from fellow partygoers. 

Asked what people can do to help him win by getting others out to vote, Mamdani answered: “Go to zohranfornyc.com/gotv, sign up for a shift near you.” 

If elected, Mamdani would be the first Muslim and Indian American to lead the largest city in the US.

In a campaign video, Mamdani, who has never been shy about his support for the queer community, pledged to make the Big Apple a sanctuary city for LGBTQ+ people and to pour millions of dollars into services for the community, including housing programmes and to fund gender-affirming care.

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