AOC goes on screaming rant at Mamdani rally in Queens

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: During the rally for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a loud and emotional speech at Forest Hills Stadium. She spoke with visible intensity, her tone growing stronger as she addressed the crowd. It was a charged moment reflecting her trademark passion and energy. 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires up crowd during Zohran Mamdani rally

During the rally on Sunday, October 26, the crowd chanted, “Tax the Rich!” and booed New York Governor Kathy Hochul. Ocasio-Cortez nodded in agreement and shouted, “I hear you!”

She took the stage and used a mix of different accents while shouting into the microphone as her voice echoed across the crowd.

“This city was built by the Irish escaping famine, Italians fleeing fascism, Jews escaping the Holocaust…” Ocasio-Cortez shouted. She continued, “Black Americans fleeing slavery and Jim Crow.”

She added, "Latinos seeking a better life! Native Peoples standing for themselves! Asian-Americans coming together in Queens! In Brooklyn! In the Bronx! In Manhattan! In Staten Island! In this country, in a vision to build the freest, toughest, and greatest city on earth!”

“We must remember, in a time such as this, we are not the crazy ones, New York City. We are not the outlandish ones,” she said.

“They want us to think we are crazy. We are sane to demand affordable and decent housing, a decent wage, the right to health care, and to care for our people instead of supporting the flattening of Palestinians and oppressed people abroad.”

NYC sees surge in early voting turnout

According to The New York Post, “The New York City BOE reported a total of 79,409 early voter check-ins as the polls closed Saturday night – a sharp jump from the 15,418 who showed up when early voting began four years ago.”

“Officials said 24,046 ballots were cast in Manhattan, 22,105 in Brooklyn, 19,045 in Queens, 7,793 in the Bronx, and 6,420 in Staten Island,” the Post reported.

Socialist leaders unite in support of Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani, a socialist Muslim born in Uganda, is running against former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. He has served since 2021 as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district, representing Astoria in Queens.

Conservatives have labeled Mamdani a far-left radical, claiming he openly admitted plans to raise property taxes based on skin color, specifically targeting white people.

Top Democrats such as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and New York Governor Hochul have endorsed Mamdani. During the Queens rally, Ocasio-Cortez joined Bernie Sanders in support.

The rally theme, “New York is Not For Sale,” reflected Mamdani’s pledge to challenge billionaires and oligarchs funding his political opponents.