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Heastie Poised to Join Hochul in Backing Mamdani as NYC Mayor’s Race Reorders Democrats

Mamdani’s double‑digit lead is pressuring party leaders to choose sides.

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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Zohran Mamdani. (Getty and Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Overview

  • Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is expected to endorse Zohran Mamdani, with CBS News reporting a joint announcement planned in the Bronx this morning.
  • Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani in a New York Times op‑ed and later said she views him as the best candidate to stand up to President Trump.
  • Mamdani declined to endorse Hochul’s 2026 re‑election bid, saying he is focused on November, drawing criticism from rivals and some party figures.
  • Recent polls show Mamdani ahead by double digits: Marist has him at 45% to Andrew Cuomo’s 24%, and CBS at 43% to 28%, with a Marist head‑to‑head showing Mamdani 49% to Cuomo 39%.
  • Cuomo has moderated his rhetoric on Israel, calling the Gaza war “horrific” and urging it end immediately, while top Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries remain publicly uncommitted and moderates such as Tom Suozzi refuse to endorse Mamdani.