Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) endorsed Democratic socialist and New York City (NYC) mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in his campaign to serve as the next mayor of the city.

In a guest essay in the New York Times , Hochul revealed that she is endorsing Mamdani, adding that in the “frank conversations” she has had with him, she has “heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe” and where each family has opportunity “within reach.”

In her essay, Hochul adds that she spoke to Mamdani about how “police officers should have every resource” to keep the streets and subways in the city safe, and about “the need to combat the rise of antisemitism.”

“Tonight I am endorsing Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani,” Hochul wrote in the guest essay. “In the past

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