Mausser found the Democratic Socialists of America and became involved in her local New York City chapter, where she met then-New York State Assembly candidate Zohran Mamdani, who has been a member of DSA since 2017.

“Sylvia was one of those New Yorkers. She arrived here at the age of 11, where she immediately landed in the center of the gay rights movement. She befriended the legendary Marsha P. Johnson, protested at Stonewall, and led marches for equality. But even among the Queer community, trans New Yorkers were excluded.”

Key power brokers attacked Zohran Mamdani and raised millions for his leading opponent in the Democratic primary. Now many are talking to him behind the scenes.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani proposes billions in new spending for universal childcare and social programs, funded in part through tax increases on wealthy residents.

"I just couldn't believe what was happening," Mamdani said of his June appearance. "That a genocide could be distilled into a late-night game."

New York's governor and state Assembly speaker backed Mamdani this week. The top Democrats in Washington, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, haven't.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, said he would be willing to credit President Donald Trump with brokering a ceasefire in Gaza if the agreement is enforced and “delivers peace.

"That a genocide could be distilled into a late night game," the New York mayoral candidate says of the alleged incident.

The Democratic National Committee chair has spoken positively about Mamdani’s campaign in the past, saying Democrats are “better served” by a broad coalition.

In his statement on the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, Mamdani said Hamas had committed a “horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more.” He also condemned Israel for launching a “genocidal war” and the U.S. government for being “complicit through it all.”