Overview

• The New York Times reported that advisers to President Donald Trump discussed offering federal posts to Mayor Eric Adams and Republican Curtis Sliwa to clear a path for Andrew Cuomo against frontrunner Zohran Mamdani.
• Adams' campaign said he has not met with Trump, denied receiving any offer, and insisted he is staying in the race, while Sliwa said he was not contacted and would not take a White House job.
• Mamdani held an emergency news conference calling the reported maneuver an "affront to our democracy" and asserted that Cuomo is the president's preferred candidate.
• Polling shows Mamdani leading a five-way general election as Cuomo, Adams and Sliwa divide voters who oppose his platform.
• Former Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed Mamdani, praising his affordability agenda, as corruption cases involving Adams' aides continue to shadow the incumbent's campaign.