New York election race compared to Batman movie

• News anchor Joe Kernen suggested New York City could become like Gotham from Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
• Kernen's comments on CNBC followed Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary.
• The presenter likened the situation to a 'class warfare' against Wall Streeters.
• Mamdani, a self-described socialist, ran his campaign with the high cost of living as a central issue.
• His proposals include free buses, universal childcare, and a higher minimum wage, funded by new taxes on the rich.

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CNBC’s Joe Kernen likens Mamdani win to Bane’s Wall Street purge from The Dark Knight Rises