Zohran Mamdani’s newest technique to have interaction Gen Z voters got here within the type of a shock look at singer PinkPantheress’ sold-out present in Brooklyn Friday evening.
The New York Metropolis mayoral candidate — who’s at the moment the frontrunner following endorsements from Home minority chief Hakeem Jeffries and Governor of New York Kathy Hochul — discovered himself projected onto the massive display screen whereas within the crowd at PinkPantheress’ live performance on the Kings Theatre.
As the gang exploded into cheers for the suit-clad Mamdani, he held up his palms with a written message for concertgoers. “Our time has come,” Mamdani’s message learn. “Vote Nov. 4.”
Mamdani didn’t seem to talk to the gang instantly, as PinkPantheress was busy performing her many hits. Nevertheless, it’s appears the mayoral hopeful didn’t have to, since his look was trending on X not lengthy after it occurred. On the time of writing, one video add from the live performance that includes Mamdani had already been considered over half one million instances.
PinkPantheress options Zohran Mamdani at her present in NYC tonight. pic.twitter.com/0WSwa0Favi
— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 25, 2025
As TheWrap’s Michael Calderone wrote on Monday, 34-year-old Mamdani is actively making some extent to pop up all over the place — together with The New York Occasions, Fox Information and TikTok — because the countdown for election day ticks down.
Mamdani’s spectacular communication expertise performed a key half in his Democratic mayoral major win and his present double-digit lead heading into Election Day.
He’s at the moment dealing with off towards former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, who misplaced the Democratic mayoral major and selected to run as an unbiased, and Curtis Sliwa, a Republican radio host.
Watch Mamdani’s shock live performance above.
