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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is endorsing Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City.

Hochul made the announcement Sunday night in the New York Times.

"In the past few months, I've had frank conversations with him. We've had our disagreements. But in our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family. I heard a leader who is focused on making New York City affordable - a goal I enthusiastically support," she wrote.

Hochul added that she shared her priorities, including that police officers should have every resource to keep streets and subways safe.

Mamdani thanks Hochul for her support, tweeting that he is grateful to her for "unifying our party, her resolve in standing up to Trump, and her focus on making New York affordable. I look forward to the great work we will accomplish together."

Mayor Eric Adams got a few more endorsements on Saturday, but the question still remains: will he stay in the race?

Adams was in Brooklyn to receive the endorsements of the organization representing the city's Black firefighters and police officers.

This will add to a list of endorsements from virtually all of the uniformed services unions that he already had.

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed Curtis Sliwa - his own party's New York City mayoral candidate - as "not exactly prime time" and even disparaged his affinity for cats, as pressure mounts for Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani 's rivals to drop out of the race.

Trump has warned that Mamdani, a 33-year-old state lawmaker and democratic socialist, will likely cruise to victory over Sliwa, Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 4 unless two of those candidates dropped out. The New York-born Republican thinks Cuomo could have a chance in a one-on-one race.

On a Friday appearance on Fox & Friends, he threw cold water on Sliwa's mayoral hopes, even taking shot at the red beret-wearing candidate's vow to fill the official residence of the New York City mayor with rescue cats if he does win.

"I'm a Republican, but Curtis is not exactly prime time," Trump said bluntly.

"He wants cats to be in Gracie Mansion," the president added. "We don't need thousands of cats."

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Community advocate Tony Herbert no longer works for the mayor's administration after calling Charlie Kirk's killing "karma" in a social media post.

Herbert, a friend to Mayor Eric Adams, was already on leave from his position as a community liaison when he was fired.

A spokesperson for the mayor said:

"We unequivocally denounce these remarks, which in no way reflect the values of the Adams administration. As Mayor Adams said yesterday, political violence has no place in our city or in our nation, and it's time we all turn down the temperature and stand united against hate. Charlie Kirk was a passionate young man, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this trying time."