A group of about a dozen progressive activists delivered more than 80,000 petition signatures Thursday to the Capitol Hill offices of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), pressing them to endorse Zohran Mamdani , the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor.

Mamdani, 33, has gained a large base of support from the left flank of the Democratic Party, leaving many party leaders and centrists in a tough spot.

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The petition push comes after Gov. Kathy Hochul end

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