Overview

• Mamdani’s broad coalition gained a major boost when the Manhattan Democratic Party executive committee endorsed him by a 49–5 vote
• Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. David Paterson urged other contenders to merge independent campaigns into a single bid against the Democratic nominee
• Andrew Cuomo remains on the November ballot as an independent candidate and has not committed to withdrawing
• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will meet with Mamdani next week to assess his vision before deciding whether to endorse
• President Donald Trump labeled Mamdani a communist and threatened federal funding cuts if he does not moderate his policies