In a city that thrives on drama, newly elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made sure his victory speech was pure Broadway.

Standing before a roaring crowd, Mamdani declared, “Turn. The. Volume. Up.” — and then did exactly that. What followed was a blend of populist sermon, union pep rally, and open-mic night for the politically fed-up. He tore into Donald Trump, likening his movement to the city’s worst landlords, promising to “hold them to account” while “dismantling the conditions that made him powerful.”

The speech had everything: anti-oligarchy thunder, immigrant pride, and the kind of righteous cadence that makes cable producers fumble for the clip button.

Supporters called it historic; critics called it theatrical; the rest of us just called it New York.

Whether you think Mamdani’s “Fiery NYC Victory Speech” was a bold call to action or a meme in the making, one thing’s certain — the new mayor didn’t just win the race, he won the algorithm.