The United Federation of Teachers has endorsed Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor's race. The UFT has more than 200,000 members. "As a union, we have to protect public education,

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked sitting New York City Mayor Eric Adams to drop out of the mayoral race. Cuomo—who was forced to resign as governor in 2021 over allegations of sexual harassment—lost the Democratic primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani on June 24,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked him to drop his re-election bid as the latter considers his next potential steps in the race. Adams said, when asked, in an interview with CNBC that he had indeed spoken with Cuomo since the primary.