Zohran Mamdani has strengthened his progressive movement in New York City, securing three wins for socialist and anti-Zionist congressional candidates in Tuesday’s primary races. Former New York City comptroller Brad Lander comfortably bested establishment Democrat Dan Goldman and is now all but certain to become the next representative in November in the 10th congressional district, covering lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Meanwhile, state lawmaker and former union organiser Claire Valdez defeated Antonio Reynoso in the primary race for the seventh district, which covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens. And Darializa Avila Chevalier, a public defence investigator, achieved a huge upset by ousting five-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat in the 13th congressional district, which covers Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx. The wins give Mamdani’s allies a stronger foothold in the state’s congressional delegation. They are also a significant defeat for the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, which has had a stranglehold on US politics for decades and pours millions into opposing candidates who criticise Israel’s genocide.

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