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Safety is the new luxury in Gotham. A new app called Protector will offer New Yorkers on-demand access to armed ex-military and law enforcement to chauffeur them around town.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, in our continuing coverage of The Road To City Hall, the stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed anew the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand nearly half a year into Donald Trump’s presidency.

In Queens, A 14-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in a apartment building, according to police.

And overseas, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the U.S. “will definitely pay a heavy price” should it attack Iran again.