Two weeks into his transition, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is already crosswise with several allies. He has made it clear that outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander, erstwhile cross-endorser, will not have a place in his administration. In an attempt to find another way to support Lander’s political future (or, to borrow language from the The New York Times, strategically uncouple ) Mamdani has reportedly promised to back Lander’s potential primary challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman. But doing so has irked his allies in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which is backing another candidate : democratic socialist City Council Member Alexa Avilés.

“Mr. Mamdani has privately told Ms. Avilés that he would support and campaign for Mr. Lander if he ran,” the Times repo

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