Overview

• Jay Jacobs said he will not back Zohran Mamdani, citing disagreements over Israel, the Democratic Socialists of America platform, and how to address income inequality, while calling fear-mongering about the nominee a gross overreaction.
• The decision breaks with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent endorsement and follows Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s support, even as several moderates, including Reps. Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen, have declined to endorse Mamdani.
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have met with Mamdani but remain neutral, as activists delivered more than 80,000 petition signatures urging them to endorse.
• Mamdani remains the polling frontrunner in a ranked-choice general election featuring independent bids by Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Eric Adams and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
• Eric Adams praised Jacobs for withholding support and criticized backing for Mamdani, and Jacobs told the New York Post he is not resigning after issuing his non-endorsement.