Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo secured the backing from leaders of a typically bloc-voting Orthodox Jewish group on Sunday – after a rabbi in the Brooklyn sect reportedly issued an “unauthorized” mayoral endorsement of frontrunner socialist Zohran Mamdani.
Cheskel Berkowitz, Avrum Brach, and Shulem Yitzchok Jacobowitz – leaders of the Satmar Ahronim community – threw their support behind Cuomo, who is running as an independent , in a public letter following the internal drama, according to the ex-governor’s campaign.
“I’m deeply honored to have the support of these respected community leaders,” Cuomo said in a statement.
“Their voices carry tremendous weight in standing up for family, faith, and common sense. I share their belief that New York needs unity and balance—not ideological extreme

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