Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reacted to U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' endorsement of him on Friday, saying that he welcomes the support.

Why It Matters

The 2025 New York City mayoral race is commanding national attention, with major policy, demographic and ideological shifts at stake for America's most populous city.

Democratic Socialist and New York Assemblymember Mamdani's campaign, if successful in a couple of weeks, would make him New York City's first Muslim mayor—a historic milestone discussed in the context of broader debates over policing, affordability and responses to President Donald Trump’s policies.

Mamdani is running against independent candidate and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

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