Bloomberg was never a great fan of Cuomo, and his own endorsement of the ex-governor wasn’t terribly enthusiastic. But Bloomberg is a strong supporter of Israel and firmly opposed to the progressive left. Mamdani, who is strongly pro-tenant and very critical of the finance and real estate worlds, represents all that Bloomberg loathes.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.

Fare-free businesses should be the future. It would drive up bus and subway ridership and be an economic engine,” Transport Workers Union president John Samuelsen said.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that electing the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany.

New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a socialist, and City Comptroller Brad Lander endorsed each other on Friday, the day after the final debate for the New York City mayoral Democratic primary, in hopes that they can beat front-runner former Gov.

Zohran Mamdani courts Orthodox vote in NYC mayoral race, but rival Whitney Tilson is reminding them of Mamdani’s harsh criticisms of Israel.

Would Zohran Mamdani’s free bus plan actually hurt NYC transit?