Speaking to a crowd at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, Mamdani declared the win a “mandate for change” and a rejection of politics “that answers only to the few.” Watch the video.

Zohran Mamdani will be New York City's 111th mayor, CBS News projects, capping a closely watched campaign in which the little-known state assemblyman energized voters with his focus on making America's largest city more affordable.

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping the Democrat’s stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country.

"I know you're watching, turn the volume up," the 34-year-old socialist tells the president as he becomes the first Muslim mayor of New York City.

Zohran Mamdani made free buses one of his signature policy proposals during the New York City mayor's race, a campaign filled with ideas to make living in NYC more affordable. Now that he has been elected as the city's next mayor, the self-proclaimed democratic socialist's work begins to turn the idea into action.

Mamdani has been highly critical of ICE, calling it "a rogue agency, one that has no interest in laws, no interest in order."

Zohran Mamdani would make Bill DeBlasio look like Rudy Giuliani, the city' greatest law and order mayor, according to one reader.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani thanked his supporters in a a victory speech after his projected win in the New York City mayoral race defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani went on to wish Cuomo well, but said it was the final time he'd "utter his name.