On paper, the mayoral candidacy of Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is preposterous.

He is a 33-year-old Muslim and a harsh critic of Israel running to lead the city that has the world’s largest Jewish population.

He accuses Israel of “committing a genocide” in Gaza and counts among his high-profile supporters and fund­raisers two notorious antisemites, Linda Sarsour and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

He is also an avowed socialist whose quest to lead the city that sits at the heart of American capitalism has been endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

A Bernie Sanders acolyte, he believes free is the right price for passengers on city buses. He also wants to freeze rents in the city’s 1 million rent-stabilized apartments.

He promises to raise the city’s minimum wage to $30 an hour and make child care free while also raising the wages of child care workers.

And to address the high cost of groceries, he would open a government-run grocery store in each of the five boroughs that, he claims, could offer lower prices than privately owned stores.

He would, of course, pay for all this government largesse by raising taxes on the “wealthy,” most of whom would be smart enough to flee before he gets the chance.

With crime and disorder a ­major issue among voters, some of his rivals, including former Gov.

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