NEW YORK (WABC) -- After weeks of declining to weigh in on the New York City mayor's race, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Friday he was backing Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.

Jeffries, who represents parts of Brooklyn, said in a statement he gave first to The New York Times that while he and Mamdani had "areas of principled disagreement," he acknowledged the state assemblyman's win in the June primary and called for unity.

"Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a Mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy," Jeffries said. "Together, along with Mark Levine and Jumaane Williams, they won the nominations for Mayor, Comptroller and Public Advocate in a free and fair

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