Overview

• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said his endorsement call is coming "sooner rather than later," with Rev. Al Sharpton confirming ongoing talks with Mamdani and adviser Patrick Gaspard.
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, pressed on CNN, again declined to endorse and said he will "continue talking" to Mamdani after a lengthy recent meeting.
• Mamdani’s support from New York leaders expanded with endorsements from Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Rep. Yvette Clarke.
• Despite efforts by wealthy donors and real estate interests to consolidate support around Andrew Cuomo — including Bill Ackman’s pledge to fund an anti-Mamdani push — a Marist poll shows Mamdani at 45% in a four-way race and roughly 10 points ahead head-to-head.
• Intraparty tensions sharpened as state party chair Jay Jacobs publicly withheld an endorsement and said he would resign if asked by the governor, while Rep. Josh Gottheimer criticized Mamdani’s ideology and Rabbi Marc Schneier faulted his lack of contrition on past Israel and policing remarks.