Zohran Mamdani delivers powerful speech after march across Brooklyn Bridge: 'Our time is now'

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani greeted the dawn on Monday, November 3, with a symbolic show of momentum, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge alongside dozens of supporters carrying a banner that read 'Our Time Is Now'.

The sunrise walk marked the near-end of Mamdani’s year-long campaign, which was centered on affordability, workers’ rights, and immigrant communities.

Flanked by New York Attorney General Letitia James, state lawmakers, and union workers, Mamdani's walk struck a tone of confidence. 

Zohran Mamdani reflects on taking the lead 

“There were few in this city who dared imagine that we could win and what it could mean for a city that has for too long served only the wealthy and the powerful,” Mamdani said. “But we are proving that the sun rises for all of us.”

Polls reportedly showed Mamdani holding a double-digit lead ahead of Tuesday’s election, with more than 700,000 New Yorkers having already voted, a record turnout for early voting

Standing near City Hall after his bridge walk, Mamdani delivered a sunrise address that mixed optimism with resolve.

“When the sun comes up, everything changes — shadows lift off the river, light reflects off of office building windows, and you start to feel the warmth of a new day," he added. 

"That was how it felt when we beat Andrew Cuomo, and it’s how we’ll feel again tomorrow when polls close at 9 pm," he concluded.

Zohran Mamdani’s message to Trump

Mamdani addressed President Donald Trump’s remarks on '60 Minutes', in which Trump said he might withhold federal funds from New York if Mamdani, whom he called a “communist,” is elected.

“It’s going to be hard for me as the president to give a lot of money to New York,” Trump said, “because if you have a communist running New York, all you’re doing is wasting the money you’re sending there.”

Mamdani dismissed the threat, calling it political posturing and vowing to fight back in court if necessary.

“Donald Trump may speak as if it is his decision, but this is money that this city is owed,” Mamdani said.

"This is money that we will expect to collect, what we have seen... is the necessity of not just using the bully pulpit but also the courts to ensure that every dollar that a municipality is owed is a dollar that is paid," he added.

Mamdani also renewed his attacks on his chief rival, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, tying him directly to Trump after the president offered tepid support for him.

“We have long known that Andrew Cuomo is Donald Trump’s puppet in this race,” Mamdani said. “What we did not quite expect is for him to become his parrot in the final days as well.”

Trump, meanwhile, clarified his backing of Cuomo during his '60 Minutes' interview.

“I’m not a fan of Cuomo one way or the other. But if it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist, I’m going to pick the bad democrat all the time,” he said.