Mamdani Takes His Campaign to the Night Shift

The taxi dispatcher shepherding yellow cabs toward the terminal at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday night was perplexed. The taxis were lining up, but they weren’t moving.

The dispatcher, Mohammad Alam, moved down the line and saw why: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor, was canvassing the cab line.

“I never expected him to be here,” Mr. Alam said, after stopping to pose for a selfie. Later, he would FaceTime his wife so that she could speak with Mr. Mamdani, too.

“Hopefully he will do something good for us,” he said. “Let’s see.”


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/nyregion/mamdani-night-shift-workers.html