Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, one of the three key Albany leaders, said he is "wholy supportive" of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's affordability agenda on Tuesday, adding he's "not concerned" that moderate Gov. Kathy Hochul will prevent it from being passed.

Heastie made the remarks after endorsing the democratic socialist Mamdani's frontrunner City Hall campaign at a Wednesday morning news conference in his northern Bronx district, following a reporter's question.

Specifically, he said he supports Mamdani's proposals for making city buses free and expanding universal no-cost child care, both of which need state approval and funding.

"I'm wholly supportive of those two initiatives," Heastie told reporters.

He added that he is not "I'm not anticipating a fight" with Hochul

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