A new wave of politicians is coming to Albany.
The fight to represent New York in the state Senate and Assembly served as a fraught battleground of left-leaning candidates facing off against incumbents. Their wins — particularly those endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America (as well as the Working Families Party) — stand to have an outsized impact on influencing city and state policy on the real estate industry and beyond.
While many candidates won by touting progressive DSA/WFP-backed bona fides, a few winners didn’t fit neatly into that mold and one more establishment incumbent was able to retain his seat. Here’s where some of the most noteworthy races landed.
The new guard
Assembly District 38 in Queens…