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New York Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Will New York's Governor Endorse Mamdani for Mayor?
Gov. Kathy Hochul might ordinarily relish the king-making power that she wields in New York as its most powerful Democrat. But in the New York City mayor's race, Ms. Hochul pointedly avoided making an endorsement in the Democratic primary and still has not backed its winner, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani. 'I'm having very interesting conversations right now,' Ms. Hochul deflected earlier this month when asked again whom she might support, adding, 'There's no urgency.' The governor is not alone in her hesitancy. Prominent Democrats from New York — including the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; and the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries — have not made an endorsement in the race. Of the 10 House Democrats in New York City, only four have endorsed Mr. Mamdani. Like House Democrats, Ms. Hochul is facing re-election next year, potentially against Representative Elise Stefanik, a top Republican supporter of President Trump. Some political observers think that an enthusiastic endorsement of Mr. Mamdani could hurt the governor in more conservative areas of the state. 'We still have many differences, I don't know how you whitewash that away,' Ms. Hochul said in an interview on Fox News over the weekend. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
09-08-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
3 Injured in Times Square Shooting
Three people were wounded in a shooting in Times Square early Saturday, according to the police, turning a crowded area of Midtown Manhattan into a crime scene. The shooting occurred at West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, in one of the most popular tourist spots in the world, around 1:20 a.m., according to a spokeswoman for the New York Police Department. One person was in custody, but charges have not been filed, she said. The three victims — a 19-year-old man and a 65-year-old man with gunshot wounds to their lower limbs, and an 18-year-old woman with a graze wound to the neck — were taken to Bellevue Hospital and were likely to survive, the spokeswoman said. New York is in the thick of a mayor's race in which crime, especially in high-traffic spots like Times Square and subway stations, has been one of the defining issues. It took on even more prominence after Zohran Mamdani, who has drawn criticism for his remarks about the police, won the Democratic primary in July. Late last month, a gunman killed four people in an office building on Park Avenue, including an off-duty New York City police officer, before killing himself. The workplace shooting was particularly shocking in the center of the city. Still, New York saw the fewest shooting episodes and victims on record in the first seven months of 2025, according to the Police Department. After Saturday's shooting, the police shut parts of Seventh Avenue and Broadway in the area, and more than a dozen police cars lined the streets. Ahmed Talal was in his ice cream truck at Seventh Avenue in the mid-40s when he heard the gunshots. He said he looked down Seventh toward 45th and 44th Streets and saw three people running down the street in his direction, 'followed by about 10 cops.' An hour and a half after the shooting, there were crowds of people walking and gawking along the six blocks that the police had cordoned off. But it was about half the number of people he would normally see, even at 3 a.m. on a Saturday, Mr. Talal said. 'That's why I'm closing up early,' said Mr. Talal, who usually stays open until dawn on summer weekends, as he handed a waffle cone to a lone customer.
New York Times
06-08-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Cuomo Meets With Business Leaders as He Seeks to Undermine Adams
As former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo tries to make a political comeback in the New York City mayor's race, he met with business leaders on Wednesday in a move to secure their support. Mr. Cuomo lost the Democratic primary in June to Zohran Mamdani, a state lawmaker and democratic socialist who ran on an affordability message. Now Mr. Cuomo must prove that he is the strongest candidate to take on Mr. Mamdani in the general election in November by pushing aside Mayor Eric Adams, who, like him, is running as an independent. At the meeting on Wednesday morning at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, Cuomo sought to make a case for his path to victory, according to five people who attended. Many in the group were alarmed by Mr. Mamdani's momentum but unsure about whether there was a clear path to beating him, given his strong performance in the June primary. They were also worried about the prospect that Mr. Adams and Mr. Cuomo might split the votes of those who oppose Mr. Mamdani. Mr. Cuomo candidly addressed his primary loss right off the bat, three attendees said, acknowledging that he had not given that campaign his all. He argued that he was embracing new strategies and noted that he had been campaigning throughout the city more than before. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
