Overview

• Mamdani was certified as the Democratic mayoral nominee after a 12-point primary victory over Andrew Cuomo.
• Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie stripped funding for his proposed fare-free bus pilot and Governor Kathy Hochul dismissed his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy.
• He publicly defended a $60 million pilot to open one city-run grocery store in each borough financed by redirecting corporate subsidy funds.
• Rep. Tom Suozzi and ex-Gov. David Paterson likened his campaign’s affordability focus to President Trump’s populist economic message.
• Long Island DSA chapters report a surge in membership inquiries even as critics in right-leaning outlets label his socialist proposals symbolic and unworkable.