Zohran Mamdanis surprise NYC mayoral primary victory came from these neighborhoods and a far broader coalition than expected

Zohran Mamdani’s upset win in the Democratic mayoral primary was driven by voters in crunchy granola Brooklyn neighborhoods — but the socialist also made surprising gains among black and Hispanic New Yorkers.The 33-year-old Queens assemblyman wiped the floor with former Gov.Andrew Cuomo in the brownstone liberal bastions of Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene and the surrounding, predominantly white areas, early data from Tuesday’s primary shows.But Mamdani also fared better than predicted with voters who don’t traditionally back Democratic socialists.He made inroads in black and Hispanic neighborhoods across the city where Cuomo expected to coast to victory on the backing of more middle-of-the-road Democratic voters, said John Mollenkopf, director of the Center for Urban Research at CUNY.“Mamdani developed a much broader coalition than you might have expected from the fact he was a (Democratic Socialists of America) candidate,” he said.Still, Mamdani’s highest voter turnout was a Brooklyn district representing Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, where he garnered more than 20,000 votes to Cuomo’s 5,500, according to the unofficial results from the first round of ranked-choice votes.A nearby district including Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, and Carroll Gardens was Mamdani’s second-highest draw, with 19,000 votes to Cuomo’s 6,900, the data reveals.Cuomo’s highest turnout came in two Manhattan districts both covering swaths of the Upper East Side, and Midtown East and Roosevelt Island, respectively, the numbers show.The data also show Mamdani — a vocal critic of Israel who repeatedly swatted away accusations of antisemitism — ran away with the vote in perhaps-unexpected places.Some parts of Kensington, a neighborhood with a large Orthodox Jewish community, went to Mamdani by more than 70%, according to the numbers.Mamdani also carried College Point, a Queens neighborhood represented by City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, a Repub...