Mamdani-backed DSA candidate’s win in NYC district leaves residents reeling: ‘No real roots in the neighborhood’

Source: New York Post

An ultra-progressive candidate pulled off a shock victory in the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th District — and people there say it was down to one thing: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s blessing. Democratic Socialists of America member Darializa Avila Chevalier’s victory is proof a tiny minority of ultra-progressive primary voters can shake up an entire district, leaving many residents feeling left behind. Chevalier, a 32-year-old doctoral student, beat nine-year incumbent and longtime politician Adriano Espaillat, with the votes of only 7% of active Democratic voters in the district, after Mamdani switched his backing from Espaillat to her.