Overview

• Bill de Blasio endorsed Zohran Mamdani in a Daily News op-ed and on MSNBC, arguing the candidate can deliver rent freezes, universal child care and free buses.
• The Bronx Democratic Party formally backed Mamdani at a rally near Yankee Stadium, a notable gain in a borough Cuomo carried in the primary, with Borough President Vanessa Gibson absent.
• Gov. Kathy Hochul declined to commit to an endorsement in a new interview, citing areas of disagreement while noting common ground on affordability, and Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer remain noncommittal.
• The general election features Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo running as independents and Republican Curtis Sliwa, with recent polling showing Mamdani leading a fragmented five-way race.
• Adams’ campaign faces fresh headwinds from an aide’s bribery indictment and a cash-in-a-chip-bag incident referred to investigators, even as he picked up support from Teamsters Local 831.