Among a tightly-packed crowd on a subway train from Astoria to New York City Hall, Rama Duwaji was on her way to get married. Wearing a white gown with knee high boots, she walked into the city clerk’s office with flowers in one hand,

People across the country are still learning about Zohran Mamdani, who stunned the political world and is poised to become the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor after sweeping past Andrew Cuomo.

Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a 27-year-old Syrian American animator and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York.