Keep your eyes on the New York race for mayor.

Zohran Mamdani and Cynthia Nixon. That's me on the right greeting Momdani.

Actor Cynthia Nixon held a fundraiser for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani at her place in Manhattan the other night.

We snagged a couple of invitations in exchange for a modest donation.

Of course, Mamdani’s campaign has been fueled by modest donations. He’s raised the most money of any candidate and raised it from the largest number of donors.

Cynthia Nixon is not only a fine actress and star of tv, film and stage. She is a committed progressive even having thrown her hat in the ring to run against then Governor Andrew Cuomo.

That was before he was forced to resign after reports of corruption and sexual harassment of women emerged. The stories included unwanted groping, kissing and sexually explicit comments.

Cuomo is now trying to salvage his legacy by running for mayor of New York.

But enough about Cuomo.

The Mamdani campaign is a phenomenon.

He had come out of nowhere as a Queens assemblyman to be a serious challenge to the political establishment with a focus on the city’s lack of affordability for working families and a fiery response to the assault on our cities by the Trump gang.

He would also be the first Muslim mayor of New York.

We got to Cynthia Nixon’s house and the line to get in stretched down the block.

We were greeted at the door by Cynthia and her spouse, Christine Marinoni.

The place was packed and I was thinking to myself how the Mamdani campaign couldn't have come at a better time. The election of Trump and the weeks that have followed have been demoralizing for many.

He’s a perfect candidate for the moment. Unafraid, progressive and a charismatic personality.

There is real excitement about this guy. As his poll numbers have gone up along with his small dollar donations, the press is starting to pay attention.

He got a two page spread in this week’s New York Magazine.

His frequent social media posts have a huge following and they are well produced. And frequently funny.

@zohran_k_mamdaniIs the political menu feeling a little stale? In 2025, it’s time to try something different. zohranfornyc.com #zohranmamdani #NYC #nycmayor #bk #bronx #queens #manhattan #statenisland #politics #elections

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He campaigns around stopping rent increases, free bus service, grocery prices and free childcare.

But he’s not afraid to confront issues like the abduction of Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.

And confront so-called “border czar” Tom Homan.

@zohran_k_mamdaniToday, I confronted a cowardly “border czar” Tom Homan who came to Albany to do Trump’s bidding — push for mass deportations, carry out the assault on working class New Yorkers, and justify the unjustifiable arrest and detention of legal permanent resident and father-to-be, Mahmoud Kahlil. Under Trump’s watch, we are seeing the erosion of the fundamental rights that make us American, including the right to peacefully protest injustice and speak freely about our beliefs. Meanwhile, Eric Adams is standing idly by, because he knows as long as he kisses Trump’s ring, he can avoid legal accountability. New Yorkers deserve a leader who will stand up for our Constitutional rights against advancing authoritarianism.

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Talking with his campaign manager, she told me that they have 6,000 volunteers out on the streets with 200 a day now signing up.

I’m telling you, something is happening here.