Mirabelle Medwed, Grade 11, News Editor and Lior Austrian-Jacobs, Grade 11, Staff Writer Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as Mayor of New York City on January 1st, 2026 following his historic election two months prior in November. Mamdani is the first Muslim American to hold the office, and a self-proclaimed Democratic-Socialist. Common Sense takes a look at the reactions among our students to this historic vote.     Mamdani’s campaign was unprecedented, with the former assemblyman rising from...