Zohran Mamdani supporters flood NYC streets for scavenger hunt

It’s a Mam, Mam, Mam, Mam world.

Around 2,000 supporters of socialist New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani took part in a madcap scavenger hunt through city streets Sunday in an attention-grabbing campaign stunt.

In a video posted on X Sunday morning announcing the hunt, Mamdani sat on a bench holding a bag of Herr’s sour cream and onion potato chips.

The clip poked fun at the scandal embroiling Mayor Eric Adams’ former advisor Winnie Greco, who was lambasted last week for forking over a potato chip bag stuffed with cash to a reporter.

Each clue referenced a different Big Apple mayor throughout history, offering hunters hints to each of the seven locations, which supporters flocked to by bus, train and on foot.

The hunt started outside the Society of Saint Tammany in Union Square — a not-so-subtle jab at his scandal-prone opponent Adams.

There, a large line of supporters gathered to have specially printed cards marked by campaign volunteers, who then doled out the next clue, which led them to John V. Lindsay East River Park track.

Supporters attending the scavenger hunt said it was a lighthearted bit of fun in the midst of a bruising campaign.

Zmus, 38, a Greenpoint resident originally from London, said as a green card holder she can’t vote, but she can donate “with my feet” by partaking in the scavenger hunt.

She described Mamdani as “refreshing” and said he “speaks to the New York City of today,” and had no love lost for his opponents — namely Adams, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.

“I don’t think about them because they are completely far behind. They just sound so archaic and very Gotham City … They’re not in the real world like we are. Mamdani is.”

As for criticism leveled against her candidate of choice, she said, “All of their rebuttals are weak. Their campaigns don’t hold a torch to anything he’s done.”

She singled out Cuomo as “out of touch” for attacks against Mamdani living in a rent-stabilized apartment.

“That’s something all New Yorkers are striving for. That’s not living lavishly. That’s borderline comfortable, if not survivable income.”

The scavenger hunt concluded at Little Flower Cafe in Astoria, which Mamdani said was one of his favorite coffee spots, and named after one of his favorite mayors, Fiorello LaGuardia.

Thousands lined the block to get a photo with the candidate, who briefly addressed reporters, saying the hunt “got to the foundation of what this campaign is all about” — a love of New York City.

“You can’t serve a city, you can’t fight for a city, if you don’t love that city.”