Late Night Ponders the Possibility of a Millennial Mayor of New York

New York Times

3 days ago

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Young Blood
A young state assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani, is likely to be the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City after stunning former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a primary election on Tuesday.
'My seven roommates are never going to believe this,' Jimmy Fallon imagined the 33-year-old candidate saying on Wednesday's 'Tonight Show.'
'Wow, that's a good age, 'cause he knows the meaning of both the spending cap and 'no cap.'' — JIMMY FALLON
'Between his campaign and his billionaire-backed super PACs, Cuomo raised over $36 million, while Mamdani relied on volunteers and a relentlessly positive campaign based on issues that affect everyday New Yorkers, like freezing the rent, no-cost child care and free buses. Sounds pretty good. Sounds pretty good — and I, for one, cannot wait to get my free bus. I'm gonna paint mine like the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine and then fight ghost crime.' — STEPHEN COLBERT
'According to experts, with this message, Mamdani generated excitement among minority groups and electrified younger voters, while older voters still run on diesel.' — STEPHEN COLBERT
The Punchiest Punchlines (Cuomo Edition)
'Yesterday was New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, and former Governor Andrew Cuomo conceded to state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. On the bright side for Cuomo, at least he doesn't have to move to New York City.' — SETH MEYERS
'Mamdani won decisively in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, while Andrew Cuomo won Staten Island, the Bronx and the secret sixth borough of Groper's Island.' — STEPHEN COLBERT
'During his concession speech, Cuomo said that Mamdani put together a great campaign and added, 'He touched young people and inspired them and got them to come out and vote.' Cuomo's mistake was waiting until after he was elected to touch young people.' — SETH MEYERS
'Yes, that Andrew Cuomo, the same one who sentenced grannies to death in nursing homes during Covid. I guess the senior vote was important after all.' — DANA PERINO, guest host of 'Gutfeld'
'The same Cuomo who resigned in disgrace and blamed his groping tendencies on being Italian, like he was Super Mario popping Cialis instead of mushrooms.' — DANA PERINO
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