STATEWIDE — DEMOCRATIC FRONTRUNNER IN THE MAYORAL RACE and State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani received an endorsement from Gov. Kathy Hochul over the weekend. The governor, who announced her endorsement of Mamdani in a New York Times op-ed, has bolstered support of him leading into the election that is now less than two months away. Because she is a business-friendly moderate and Mamdani identifies as a democratic socialist, Hochul acknowledged that some may call them “unlikely allies.” Hochul that she and Mamdani share the same goals on “making New York affordable,” especially for families. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s coverage of the endorsement, “We discussed the need to combat the rise of antisemitism urgently and unequivocally. I’ve been glad to see him meet with J
Hochul endorses frontrunner Mamdani for mayor

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