Zohran Mamdani told media he had been saddened but unsurprised when he was told to return where he came from. New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani was met with jeers and yelling during his trip to Staten Island on Wednesday,

NYC Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, brought his anti-Trump tour to Staten Island, criticizing the president's deportation rollout.

Staten Island Democratic officials in the city’s most conservative borough are jumping on the Zohran Mamdani for mayor bandwagon in what critics are calling the political equivalent of a

Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani brought his anti-Trump tour to Staten Island on Wednesday, where he said “despite the caricatures” of the island, he was confident he could make inroads because of his focus on affordability and immigration.

Activist Scott Lo Baido was handcuffed by NYPD on Wednesday after protesting outside Zohran Mamdani's anti-Trump event on Staten Island. (Credit: Scott Lo Baido)

The press conference, which was held at Istanbul Bay Authentic Mediterranean Restaurant in Stapleton, was part of Mamdani’s “Five Boroughs Against Trump” tour, during which he will visit each borough to discuss his planned efforts to combat the president’s agenda.

Democratic New York mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani faced a profanity-laced confrontation in Staten Island on Wednesday when a local man

Police reportedly repelled attempts by numerous activists hoping to confront Mamdani, including artist-activist Scott LoBaido, according to the New York Post. LoBaido was reportedly arrested while trying to speak to Mamdani outside a Democratic socialist event in Stapleton Heights.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani visited Staten Island on Wednesday with a message of supporting, protecting and embracing the borough’s immigrant community, but Republican protestors took the opportunity to do the exact opposite.

Zohran Mamdani held an anti-Trump campaign event on Staten Island where protesters supporting his Republican opponent, Curtis Sliwa, gathered with cowbells and megaphones.