Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech, celebrated New York’s immigrants, working class and young people and said the city could show the country how to defeat President Trump.
The committee, Put NYC First, urged donors to keep giving money to help Andrew M. Cuomo’s independent campaign despite new polling suggesting that the Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani, is ahead.
Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, had stayed out of the race since backing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s failed Democratic primary campaign.
Andrew Cuomo is escalating his warnings that “mayhem” would follow a victory by Zohran Mamdani — even posting an A.I.-generated video that depicts his supporters as criminals.
The first New York City mayoral debate among Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa covered a minefield of political issues, both global and hyperlocal.
Key power brokers attacked Zohran Mamdani and raised millions for his leading opponent in the Democratic primary. Now many are talking to him behind the scenes.
The decision by Mr. Adams, a lame-duck mayor, to spend nearly a week of his remaining time in office visiting the Balkan nation raised eyebrows back in New York.
Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.