Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Thursday the Democratic Socialists of America group remains his “political home,” even as a couple of his recent congressional endorsement moves have rankled some members of the leftist organization.

On Wednesday, Mamdani threw his weight behind Brad Lander for the city’s 10th Congressional District, an announcement that came after the city’s DSA chapter voted weeks ago to endorse one of their own, Alexa Aviles, for that seat. The Lander endorsement came after Mamdani convinced the DSA last month to not endorse DSA member Chi Osse’s since-suspended primary bid for the 8th Congressional District, a move that benefitted incumbent Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, a centrist Democrat.

Asked at a Thursday morning press conference if he’s concerned he might an

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