As NYC elects socialist Mamdani, neighboring county doubles down on Trump-style leadership with Blakeman’s win

As New York City embraced the left-wing politics of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, voters just across the city line in Nassau County reaffirmed a starkly different vision and re-elected a President Donald Trump-backed leader.Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman secured a second term Tuesday night, extending his tenure as the county’s first Jewish executive. Blakeman, a close ally of Trump who's worked to combat antisemitism and other crime and bolster cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), won re-election as neighboring New York City turned to a self-described Democrat