KINGSTON, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan formally endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor on Wednesday, delivering a blistering critique of Andrew Cuomo in the process.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Ryan, D-Gardiner, wrote: “Public service is all about one thing: who do you fight for? @ZohranKMamdani fights for the PEOPLE.

“Andrew Cuomo is a selfish POS who only fights for himself and other corrupt elites,” he stated, adding: “I know whose side I’m on.

“I’m with the people. I’m with Zohran,” Ryan wrote about the Democratic socialist.

A former Ulster County Executive, Ryan represents New York’s 18th Congressional District, which comprises most of Dutchess County, the eastern portion of Ulster County and all of Orange County.

As one of the earliest Democrats in Congress to cal

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