People Are Absolutely Losing It Over The New York Post Cover After Zohran Mamdani's Win

Zohran Mamdani is the mayor-elect for New York City, and I’m sure you’ve seen all of the meltdowns. Statue of Liberty seated, holding a cigarette and drink, surrounded by cans, with the text "Fk it, I'm moving to Florida." kidrock/Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/stories/kidrock/3759202618385177446/

Kid Rock posted that LOL.

One local paper that took the news kind of hard was the New York Post. A man in a suit smiles at a podium with NYC-themed signage, surrounded by various flags, facing an audience with cameras

Angela Weiss / Getty Images

Here’s their cover: New York Post cover: Zohra Mamdani wins 2025 NYC mayoral election; headline reads "The Red Apple" with design elements referencing socialism nypost/x.comThat cover almost instantly became a collector’s item: “this one’s getting a frame.” New York Post mock cover shows Zohrán Mamdani as a socialist mayor, with Soviet imagery parody vcunningham/x.com / Via New York Post

Another person said, “This is so annoying. Stop making him look cooler than he actually is.” Tweet humorously complains about Zohra Mamdani's portrayal in a stylized New York Post cover announcing his NYC mayoral election win mrs_socialista/x.com / Via New York Post

And a bunch of people are saying they need it on a T-shirt. Magazine cover parody with a figure holding a sickle, text: "On your Marx, get set, Zo! Socialist Mamdani wins race for mayor." jwordfish/x.com / Via New York PostNew Yorkers are saying the paper was pretty much sold out everywhere. Tweet by Misha: "It's 2pm and I can't find a single issue of the NY Post to buy lol. Everyone had the same idea today." himishahan/x.com

“Tried to pick up a NY Post cover and the guy at my regular deli said they sold out within like 10 minutes of getting them this morning lol.” Tweet about NY Post cover selling out at deli in 10 minutes, posted by @coopercooperco coopercooperco/x.com

Someone posted a picture of a bodega with a sold-out sign: A handwritten sign on a bodega window reads "NO POST." Various snack foods are visible inside, including candy bars and chips billymac/x.comAnd now it’s going for about $50 a pop on eBay: Screenshot of eBay listings for "New York Post" editions announcing Zohran Mamdani's NYC election win, priced from $44 to $50 ebay.com / Via New York Post

As this person said: “everything about new york is incredible including its weirdest newspaper.” Mock New York Post cover features Zohra Mandami celebrating projected 2025 NYC mayoral win. Headline: "THE RED APPLE." kait_tiffany/x.com / Via New York PostCongrats to anyone who managed to pick one of these up. I’m pissed I didn’t get a stack and make bank! Front page of a newspaper features a political cartoon of a person with a raised fist holding a hammer and sickle, titled “THE RED APPLE.” Ghitelman/x.com / Via New York Post