Overview
- Justice Democrats formally endorsed Assembly Member Claire Valdez in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
- Valdez, a former union organizer, also secured backing from the United Auto Workers and its president, Shawn Fain.
- Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso won support from Make the Road Action and New York Communities for Change, highlighting a split among progressives.
- Several prominent local progressives, including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Council Members Sandy Nurse and Lincoln Restler, are lining up behind Reynoso.
- Velázquez has not endorsed a successor, though her recent endorsements in other races diverge from Democratic Socialists of America and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, underscoring rising intra-left tension.