Along the border of Nassau County and Queens, a border that is at times almost indistinguishable, the political climates couldn’t be more opposed. In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, 34, will assume the mayoralty. A democratic socialist, he campaigned on promises to tax the city’s wealthiest 1% to pay for free busing and child care, and to push back against immigration raids. Across the county line, Republican Bruce Blakeman, 70, cruised to reelection as Nassau County executive on a starkly different platform, vowing to keep taxes in check and to help President Donald Trump as he continues one of the toughest illegal immigration deportation campaigns in history. Read more on how the election impacts the Nassau-Queens border at the link in bio. - - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #nassaucounty #nassaucountyny #queens #queensny #nycmayor #mamdani #zohranmamdani #blakeman #republican #democrat #socialist #linkinbio