Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and making history as the city's first Muslim mayor.

Meanwhile, Newly elected Mayor Mamdani made it clear immediately after his win that he intends to stand up to President Donald Trump, who had threatened to defund the city and even take action against him personally. Speaking at his victory celebration in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Mamdani addressed Trump directly: "Turn the volume up. To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."

The 34-year-old democratic socialist and state assembly member from Queens, secured victory with more than ...