Mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani seemed at ease as he made his way from a high-rise apartment building to a street festival in the historic Black neighborhood of Harlem on a recent Sunday.
His reason for being there was clear: While he won the Democratic primary in June and secured the party's nomination for the November general election, Mamdani underperformed in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Now he's trying to better connect with their skeptical older generation.
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