Last updated: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 1:09PM GMT
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The election for New York City mayor is less than two months away and the candidates are working hard to get their message out to voters as the clock ticks closer to Election Day.
Frontrunner and Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa are making campaign appearances and headlines regularly as November 4 nears.
Check back for daily live updates on the candidates in the race for New York City mayor.
New York State Democratic Party Chairman says he will not support Mamdani for NYC mayor
New York State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs announced that he will not support Zohran Mamdani for mayor, despite being his party's nominee and his recent backing from Gov Hochul.
In a statement released on Thursday, Jacobs cited strong disagreements over Israel and Democratic socialism in his decision not to support the Democratic mayoral nominee.
"Mr. Mamdani and I are in agreement that America's greatest problem is the continued growth in income disparity in our nation. On how to address it - we fundamentally disagree," Jacobs said. "Furthermore, as I expressed to him directly, I strongly disagree with his views on the State of Israel, along with certain key policy positions. Furthermore, I reject the platform of the so-called "Democratic Socialists of America" and do not believe that it represents the principles, values or policies of the Democratic Party. For those reasons I will not be endorsing Mr. Mamdani for Mayor of the City of New York."
Jay Jacobs, NYS Democratic Committee Chair, speaks at the election party for former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, Democratic candidate for NY's 3rd congressional district, Feb. 13, 2024.
Sep 18, 2025, 9:44 PM GMT
Man arraigned after allegedly making death threats against Zohran Mamdani
A Texas man was arraigned in a Queens courtroom after allegedly making death threats against New York City mayoral candidate and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani.
Jeremy Fistel, 44, was arrested in Plano, Texas, last week and was ordered to appear in court.
At least four threats were left via voicemail in the assemblyman's Queens office and included Islamophobic statements, his campaign said.
Fistel was arraigned on a 22-count indictment charging him with four counts of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, four counts of making a terroristic threat, seven counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree as a hate crime and seven counts of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
Thousands take part in charter school march across Brooklyn Bridge
More than 15,000 charter school students and parents marched across the Brooklyn Bridge Thursday in a "Rally and March for Excellence." It was billed as non-political, but comes as Zohran Mamdani leads in the mayor's race.
The Success Academy, the city's leading charter network, cancelled classes so students could attend.
Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz wrote in an email, "Unfortunately, anti-charter forces are powerful and we have had to fight for everything we have achieved over the past 20 years. There are currently serious threats to the educational excellence your child deserves."
Moskowitz did not specifically name Mamdani, an opponent of charter school expansion.
Crystal Cranmore reports from Downtown Brooklyn, then Tom Kaminski reports from over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Sep 17, 2025, 1:56 PM GMT
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie endorses Mamdani
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is endorsing his legislative colleague Zohran Mamdani Wednesday morning in the Bronx, as top Democratic leaders begin to follow Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead in backing the primary winner.
Rep Yvette Clarke, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, is expected to follow suit next Monday.
