New York\u2019s top two Democrats made good on a promise to campaign together before Election Day and just ahead of early voting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul rode the G train to the border of Greenpoint and Williamsburg Friday.<\/p>\n
The pair hit up potential voters in Brooklyn as Hochul campaigns for her second term.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mayor brings an energy and excitement to our campaign. I\u2019m grateful for that, and I\u2019m hearing all over the city,\u201d Hochul said standing next to Mamdani.<\/p>\n
Although recent polls show Hochul holds a double-digit lead over opponent, Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, political observers say: appearing with the mayor and appealing to younger, often more left leaning voters helps her shore up the Democratic base.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople want to make sure that we do not let someone who\u2019s promised Trump-style leadership in our state, and that is Bruce Blakeman,\u201d Hochul said. \u201cTo those who question why I\u2019m campaigning with him, he\u2019s more popular than Bruce Blakeman across the damn state of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mamdani gave his ally in the statehouse thanks for billions of dollars he says helps major city priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think what I\u2019m stepping out to do is to acknowledge the governor\u2019s leadership. She has been a partner, not just for me, but a partner for the entire city. We had a year here where we were facing a cost-of-living crisis that would be pushing New Yorkers out every single day. The second highest part of that cost-of-living crisis is childcare,\u201d Mamdani said.<\/p>\n
In a way, it\u2019s also a thank you from Mamdani to Hochul, as was among the first establishment Democrats to endorse him after his June 2025 primary victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She also campaigned with him during the weeks ahead of his November victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to acknowledge that the governor has been a leader. And while the governor has been a leader [in] making this a state that working families can afford, Bruce Blakeman is saying that he would cut Medicaid in half,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n
Blakeman meanwhile held a rally in Chinatown with supporters, alongside the Republican candidate for attorney general, Saritha Komatireddy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both are trying to get more support in the five boroughs.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve had a governor who for the last five years has made you miserable. Increased your taxes, increased your utility bills. People don\u2019t feel safe in their communities. They feel like there\u2019s homelessness everywhere,\u201d Blakeman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we actually take over [the attorney general\u2019s office] and just fight crime, we\u2019re going to make New Yorkers\u2019 lives better because they will feel safe again and have more money in their wallet,\u201d added Komatireddy.<\/p>\n
Talking about policies he would support if his candidacy were successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll use the leverage of the governor\u2019s office to end the policy of ruining neighborhoods by putting jails in our local communities. We\u2019ve invested so much money in Riker\u2019s Island. It\u2019s a good place for it and it\u2019s not hurting any communities, so why would we hurt communities?\u201d Blakeman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s top two Democrats made good on a promise to campaign together before Election Day and just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[109,116,25,8889,9,24,55,54,49,12,56,112,108,87,27,200],"class_list":["post-381298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-app-local-state-politics","tag-app-ny-state-of-politics","tag-app-top-stories","tag-bernadette-hogan","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-news","tag-ny","tag-ny-state-of-politics","tag-ny-state-of-politics-blog","tag-politics","tag-top-stories","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}