By Joseph Ax and Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK (Reuters) -Self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani's unexpected upset in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday exhilarated progressive activists,

Former governor Andrew Cuomo continues his mayoral campaign as an independent candidate after his primary defeat to Zohran Mamdani, who could become New York's first Muslim mayor

Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, shared her reaction to his apparent, stunning defeat in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary. While no candidate has yet surpassed 50% of the vote tally — the threshold required in New York City’s ranked-choice elections — Cuomo trailed New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani by over 7 percentage points as of early Wednesday,