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.
• Jacobs added that he will not endorse any other candidate in the race, breaking with Gov. Kathy Hochul, who publicly endorsed Mamdani days earlier.
• Top congressional Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have met with Mamdani but remain uncommitted as progressive organizers delivered more than 80,000 petition signatures urging them to endorse.
• Recent surveys show Mamdani leading the general election field ahead of Andrew Cuomo, with Republican Curtis Sliwa and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams trailing.
• Reaction inside the party is split, with state Sen. Mike Gianaris calling Jacobs’s stance disgraceful and Republicans, including President Donald Trump, attacking Hochul’s endorsement.