Overview

• On ABC’s The View, Zohran Mamdani rejected President Donald Trump’s “communist” label and described himself as a democratic socialist.
• He said he condemns Hamas and called Oct. 7 a horrific war crime, while reiterating support for the Palestinian movement and describing Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide.
• Following the interview, Mamdani headlined a Bronx event promoting a four-year rent freeze for more than 2 million rent-stabilized tenants.
• Andrew Cuomo released an apology to Orthodox Jewish communities over pain from COVID policies and received endorsements from an electrical workers union local and Queens clergy.
• Republican Curtis Sliwa unveiled a new ad arguing New Yorkers are not safe under Cuomo and Mamdani because of their support for criminal justice reforms.