New York Mayor Mamdani’s man-of-the-people style could present security challenges

NEW YORK – New York City’s new mayor, Mr Zohran Mamdani, has built his political brand around being friendly and approachable, with videos showing him chatting with food vendors, ducking into bodegas to talk to workers and posing for countless selfies. On the morning before Election Day, he marched with hundreds of supporters across the Brooklyn Bridge.

But given the vitriol and threats that have been directed at Mr Mamdani, 34, his outgoing nature could pose a challenge for the city police officers charged with protecting him around the clock.