The conversations have also involved finding a place for Curtis Sliwa with the goal of giving Andrew Cuomo a better chance of defeating Zohran Mamdani in November.

© Al Drago/Bloomberg

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, once called for defunding the police and decriminalizing prostitution. He says he has changed.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

The parade on Labor Day marks the beginning of a two-month sprint to Election Day, as Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s rivals try to narrow his lead.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

Even if Mr. Mamdani is as awful as his opponents insist, campaigning against an opponent’s flaws works only if you don’t seem even worse.

A Times investigation found that Beijing’s consulate in Manhattan had mobilized community groups to defeat certain candidates.