Mamdani, Sanders rally supporters at Brooklyn College town hall ahead of mayoral election

With the New York City mayoral race entering the homestretch, frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) for a town hall at Sanders’s alma mater, Brooklyn College, on Sept. 6.

The Midwood event was part of Sanders’ nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour, which calls out the influence billionaires and corporations have in U.S. politics. Since its kickoff in February, more than 300,000 people in 21 states have attended the rallies.

The diverse crowd of about 1,700 at Saturday night’s event greeted the democratic socialist duo with thunderous applause and a standing ovation as they entered the stage at the Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts.

Mamdani began his address denouncing the City University of New York’s decision to fire four adjunct professors, who claim they were dismissed because of their solidarity with the Palestinian cause in the Middle East. Some “Free, free Palestine” chants arose from the crowd.



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