Jay Jacobs, who leads the state Democratic Party, is said to have told associates in recent days that he would sooner resign as chairman than support Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City, received messages calling him a terrorist and telling him he was unwelcome in the U.S.
Jeremy Fistel, a Texas man who is accused of making threats against Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, in Queens County Criminal Court.
Mr. Heastie, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, is one of several prominent Democrats who had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the party’s nominee for New York City mayor.
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he expected more Democratic leaders to endorse his opponent for mayor of New York City, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, before Election Day.
A New York Times/Siena poll found that likely New York City voters were more aligned with the views of Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani on Israel’s war in Gaza than with those of former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.