New/Expanded Food Fun in NYC....

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about Mamdani highlighting different dining places during his campaign
From The BBC:

By building much of his campaign on food and championing "hidden gems" in lesser-known parts of the city, NYC's new mayor is changing how New Yorkers and travellers eat.

Zohran Mamdani's historic win in New York City's mayoral election is likely to transform the US's largest and most-visited city in many ways. But even before taking office, his unprecedented rise is already changing the city's food scene, and if his campaign is any indication, the next four years may encourage travellers and residents alike to visit new neighbourhoods and become more adventurous eaters.

Mamdani has long leaned into his love of food to speak to New Yorkers. Before entering politics, he was a rapper who went by the name Mr Cardamom and filmed a music video with Indian culinary legend Madhur Jaffrey in a kebab house in Queens. In 2020, he ran for the New York State Assembly under the slogan "Roti and Roses". Since announcing his mayoral candidacy one year ago, he's campaigned at bodegas in the Bronx, taken politicians to an Afghan eatery in Astoria, organised a city-wide scavenger hunt that concluded at his favourite Middle Eastern cafe and consistently championed family-run "hidden gems" in the city's outer boroughs where many tourists typically don't travel.

I didn't pay much attention to his campaign post primary. I sure as hell wasn't voting for Sleezewa, and definitely not Cuomo - so my vote was set. So I missed this aspect.

Hopefully I'll find some new places for an occasional meal out. 👍🍽

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1. When I first saw this title, I thought it was about finding new places to get submarine sandwiches to throw.

I really did. Some of the jokesters we have around here would be up for it.

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2. 😄 That's funny! Yeah, I could see that.