NYC Mayor Zahran Mamdani shaves beard for Movember, pledges $4M to prostate cancer center

New York City Mayor Zahran Mamdani has swapped his signature beard for a mustache in support of the annual Movember men's health campaign.

• Mamdani appeared Sunday at the New York City Marathon distributing water to runners, having shaved his beard and kept a mustache.
• His office confirmed the new look honors the annual Movember initiative raising awareness of prostate and testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention.
• Mamdani announced his administration will allocate $4 million to establish a prostate cancer treatment center at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn.
• Mamdani has backed the Movember campaign since at least 2013.